cumulus in fetal position
children laugh in hayloft of barn
fresh flowers for mother’s day
amish quilt block holds bright
memories’ colors
of mid-western
bountiful
garden
home
to be gladiolus
24 Apr 2025 12 Comments
in nonet Tags: barn, clouds, flowers, memories, mother, quilt
down the drain
13 Apr 2018 Leave a comment
in nonet Tags: cell, drunk, father, life, mother, silent
young boy abandoned by drunk father
grows up too fast tough in da’hood
cannot refuse “the brothers”
mother feels desperate
now he’s serving life
– s o l i t a r y –
confinement
silent
cell
“Nonet” of 9 lines, each with descending syllable count, formed unique shape…
broken cliches
15 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in nonet Tags: arm, broken, farmer, heal, surgery
A nonet (1st line of 9 syllables, then 8…) written while waiting for dear patient.
to listen, absorb doctor’s orders
recovery will try patience
hard to keep a good man down
week of farmer’s birthday
why should cow kick him?
broken left arm
surgery
husband
heal
.
weather the weather
11 Nov 2015 14 Comments
in nonet Tags: november, rain, trees, weather
nonet: stanza(s) of nine lines, each with increasing # of syllables (1-9) dVerse poetics
warm
days of
november
probably past
colder times ahead
forecast fog, wet grey rain
free- zing an- ti- ci- pa- tion
smell of manure spread on bare fields
trees’ silhouettes swallowed by swift night
photo by lynn
a poem in my pocket 
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