"Anniversary"
Six-year
azaleas, lush
with pink florescence,
a memorial to Mom from
her friends.
~~~
tiger swallowtail
stopping by the azaleas,
then the dianthus
~~~
"The Large and Small of It"
A young
boy in flip-flops
walks on rails beside huge
wheels of the last locomotive
built for
Union
Pacific line
in 1944--
this day, used for historical
display.
~~~
a strong burst of wind
sheers off a leg-sized limb
one foot from my car
~~~
"Games"
Two black
cats interrupt
my outside reading with
one chasing the other around
the house,
like we
children did when
playing Ante-Over
(Auntie Over?). I wonder which
cat won.
~~~
Kum Ba Ya
over and over ... singing
his cat to sleep
~~~
the family scattered --
Easter lunch for two
at Taco Bell
~~~
c 2012 by Pat Laster dba lovepat press
See my prose blog at Pitty Patter (pittypatter-pittypatter.blogspot.com)
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Thursday, September 29, 2011
"It's the little things we do ..." - Willa Hoey*
(*from The Joy of Words published by the Ferguson Publishing Co. 1960, Chicago.)
Here are some little poems of mine. Some were inspired by news articles; some by nature around me. Enjoy.
THE STORM
Thunder's
shaking the porch
(made of concrete) that holds
the swing. Too close for me; I go
inside.
~~~
SAYS THE PRIME MINISTER
Dangers
of nuclear
technology are cause
enough for Japan to reduce
program.
~~~
cool in the shade
should I mow now
or wait till evening?
~~~
CHURCHILL DOWNS
At least
one racehorse barn
as well as the chapel
were damaged by a tornado.
Some folks
might yell,
"Divine judgment!"
but it won't do any
good. "Just a twist of nature," the
answer.
~~~
sunset
on the placid lake
of her painting
~~~
FATHER OF CRYONICS MOVEMENT
"...frozen under
optimum conditions
to have one more chance."
~~~
chickadee
at the feeder
ant on my arm
~~~
c 2011 by Pat Laster dba lovepat press
Here are some little poems of mine. Some were inspired by news articles; some by nature around me. Enjoy.
THE STORM
Thunder's
shaking the porch
(made of concrete) that holds
the swing. Too close for me; I go
inside.
~~~
SAYS THE PRIME MINISTER
Dangers
of nuclear
technology are cause
enough for Japan to reduce
program.
~~~
cool in the shade
should I mow now
or wait till evening?
~~~
CHURCHILL DOWNS
At least
one racehorse barn
as well as the chapel
were damaged by a tornado.
Some folks
might yell,
"Divine judgment!"
but it won't do any
good. "Just a twist of nature," the
answer.
~~~
sunset
on the placid lake
of her painting
~~~
FATHER OF CRYONICS MOVEMENT
"...frozen under
optimum conditions
to have one more chance."
~~~
chickadee
at the feeder
ant on my arm
~~~
c 2011 by Pat Laster dba lovepat press
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Adieu to August--a potpourri
"'Morning"
the only human word
on the trail
~~~
quiet, 3-block street
a short cut used for
dirt-hauling dump trucks
~~~
on the last page
of my journal ... flagging
story ideas
~~~
riddle: a yard full
of dogs, but none bark
or bite? (plaster casts)
~~~
first love ...
the way a new book's pages
crackle
~~~
a fine line:
being there for someone
and being used
~~~
Eureka Springs:
the tolerant town that lives
on tourism
~~~
Alzheimer's victim
murdered for the Cadillac
she couldn't drive
~~~
c 2011 by Pat Laster dba lovepat press
the only human word
on the trail
~~~
quiet, 3-block street
a short cut used for
dirt-hauling dump trucks
~~~
on the last page
of my journal ... flagging
story ideas
~~~
riddle: a yard full
of dogs, but none bark
or bite? (plaster casts)
~~~
first love ...
the way a new book's pages
crackle
~~~
a fine line:
being there for someone
and being used
~~~
Eureka Springs:
the tolerant town that lives
on tourism
~~~
Alzheimer's victim
murdered for the Cadillac
she couldn't drive
~~~
c 2011 by Pat Laster dba lovepat press
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