Poems while riding home after a week's mission trip to South Louisiana

bare crepe myrtle "tree" that was weighted down by years of honeysuckle vines

 

 

ON THE WAY  HOME

Foggy

winter morning.

Cell tower disappears

about half-way up. Live oak trees

blurry.

~~

 

fog

in south Louisiana

no cat feet visible

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TIRED & SLEEPY

Early

morning return

drive from a week's mission

trip to south Louisiana--

quiet.

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OHHHH!

Bunion

hurting: too tight

walking shoes not often

worn, ankles swelling from too much

sitting.

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Louisiana swamps

with gooshy gumbo mud

good homes for crawdads

~~

 

A WEEK WITHOUT A NAP!

I slept

most of the way

home, having missed my naps

because of the afternoon work

schedule.

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QUESTIONS

Are bare

trees considered

ugly? fascinating?

Invite metaphors? similes?

You choose.

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January 8 2016 - PL