I Will Survive
Why not not be afraid
This time:
To paint the wrong line,
To mess up the shadow,
To miss the proportion,
To fail?
Jump! I say, jump!
Off the diving board
Into the bucket
Like the old cartoons...
Land upside-down,
Head flat as a fry pan
Circled by blinking stars
And chirping birds.
Shake it out
And march away
In orchestral conclusion.
Salmon Season
Furious fishermen—
Fastidious, forbearing,
Finding favor foraging fleeting,
Fulfilling future fond family feasts.
Beautiful Lines II
Spools
Spirals
Veins
Vines
Twirls
Tendrils
Skeins
Spines
Manes
Mazes
Checks
Chives
Tracks
Traces
Lanes
Lives
