Pool party, July 4, 2015
The quintain on 'stars' that garnered an HM in the June PRA monthly:
TANKA
star-speckled evening
star-speckled evening
his tears fall as he buries
his pet kitten, Cal,
hit and killed crossing the road
while we were at campmeeting
~~
The following was published in the Fall 2016 issue of Lucidity Poetry Journal~Online:
UNDER THE OAKS
a Dorsimbra
I've had no luck at growing Shasta whites
despite my dedicated TLC.
Though my friend Jenny's reach to soaring heights,
what Jenny's have that mine don't, I can't see.
Come on, now, I say
You were Grandma's favorite.
Why won't you bloom
for me?
I visit Jenny, notice daisies' home.
The blooms face east with nothing in their way.
Aha! Mine lack the sun! No wonder that
I've had no luck at growing Shasta whites.
~~
hit and killed crossing the road
while we were at campmeeting
~~
The following was published in the Fall 2016 issue of Lucidity Poetry Journal~Online:
UNDER THE OAKS
a Dorsimbra
I've had no luck at growing Shasta whites
despite my dedicated TLC.
Though my friend Jenny's reach to soaring heights,
what Jenny's have that mine don't, I can't see.
Come on, now, I say
You were Grandma's favorite.
Why won't you bloom
for me?
I visit Jenny, notice daisies' home.
The blooms face east with nothing in their way.
Aha! Mine lack the sun! No wonder that
I've had no luck at growing Shasta whites.
~~
photo by C. Hoggard
