A Coot in the
I thought I saw a different
kind of duck in the lake.
Took it's picture,
but it was far away.
Fortunately, it stayed a few days.
I got a better picture,
and identified it as a coot.
It swam alone.
It was a bold coot,
but I couldn't tell
if it was an old coot.
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.
