Dappled sunlight drifting through the trees,and the hard wood of this desk underneath me,what must, what must God think lookin’ down? ain’t no Noah built ark, far as I know, though me and Tom got paired off anyhow. But who’d he want to drown out, …
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Casting Off (2014)
I dreamt them flood waters were risin’,I dreamt the deep was lappin’, lappin’ at me. ‘n as them waves rise up, I climb into this writer’s desk, [old carpentry, without nail or glue, deep, wide, ‘n solid.] and downstream I go, pen scritchin’, scritchin’ along.
Back Again (2014)
Lightning flash, and thunder’s at my back; I’ve missed, missed you baby. White-caps and lappin’ swells, the sky’s gray and green and black and yellow, and ain’t that, ain’t that Pecos Bill atop that tornado? Lightning and patter-fall drops. “Now, you turn the key ‘n wait for the light. That’s the glow plugs warmin’ up.” …
