Life From a Garden Fence

A wooden rain barrel—
weathered and worn—
slowly
bleeds
sweet
elixir
in
drips
and
drabs
through
weakening
seams,
among yellow and pink
Chrysanthemums
and
old magnolias,
tolerant
of violet thistles’
motivated peeks.

 

Dandelion Wine

Sittin’
on the back porch—
drunk
on gasoline
and baseball cards—
I’m rockin’
to the creaks of bones
and backyard poplars
that sway
in the summer breeze.
Clouds pull
like flour sack dishcloths
‘cross God’s baby blue
to hold back
the rain,
and thoughts steal away
to the cold
of icebox-orange smiles
against teeth
and
another bottle
in the cupboard.

 

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