Watch Gardens Grow
Watch gardens grow.
They will show how
to go ahead
though you dread storms.
Stand steady as the weather transforms.
This poem is a Burmese quintain called ya-du.
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Showing posts with label Coreopsis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coreopsis. Show all posts
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Watch Gardens Grow
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.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Gardening
Gardening
I choose the plants
and where they will live.
I observe them as they
get taller and spread.
I see how buds become
flowers--pop open,
unfold or unroll.
I take in the colors
and the scents.
I worry that the
wind will toss them
around or the rain
will beat them down.
I worry that the
temperature
is too hot
or too cold.
I know that
sometimes I
do things wrong,
but I try hard
to keep the plants
healthy and strong.
Links
Natural Companions Video
Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018
Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018
Kansas Time + Place
Poetic Asides
Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day
Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018
Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018
Kansas Time + Place
Poetic Asides
Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day
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.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Coreopsis
Coreopsis
My coreopsis
looks the same
from day-to-day.
Its fine leaves
stay green, don't
wilt in the heat.
The plant isn't picky
about the amount of
water it receives,
survives both
downpours
and droughts.
It doesn't react
to what's going
on around it.
I want to be
a coreopsis.
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.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
The Last Bloom
The Last Bloom
A tiny burst of yellow
stands out against a
green background.
To look at the
lone bloom, one
might think it
flourishes on
a summer day.
Instead, it is
challenged by a
fall chill, on the brink
of being caught
in a hard freeze, looking
strong when it is
most vulnerable.
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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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