Poetry

Merry Christmas, Then

We put up new curtains–tablecloths, as well.

We changed cushion covers; the house started to smell

Of new things, including the linoleum.

As cakes baked in the oven, Mom started to hum.

The Flamboyant Tree

You are majestic to behold Lining the streetside With your crown of Bright, orange-red flowers.   You are like a large bouquet In a dark brown vase Decorating the land

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Potpourri Music

Potpourri Music Reverse the rhymes Cause confusion Mess up the beat Lilt the lyric Off-time the tempo, Wild sensations, Loosen the stiffness, Free the mind. Give to the ears A

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That Ole Tambran Tree​

That Ole Tambran Tree in Bethesda–

I am telling you now that it is the

Keeper of secret tattles

Since the Daubs and the Wattles—

Keeper of secret sightings

Of

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