The Lakeness Monster
I circled the lake as I often do.
Hadn't seen anything new.
As I came around a bend,
I saw the Lakeness Monster
overhanging the lake's end.
It had fallen from its family tree.
Remained as close to shore
as it could be.
I walked right by, unafraid.
I'll tell you why.
When the Lakeness snaps,
it loses part of itself.
It doesn't hurt anything else.
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
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