Old North Knoxville Gothic
Saturday, April 29, 2017.
Warm weather, yard work.
Lawn mowers thrumming, voices grumbling,
rakes gargling across the soil,
and heat radiating like a harsh smile.
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Sky
Spring sky at the Y, /
blue to the naked eye. /
Wisps of white sail by.
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Dreams
Cat sleeps on the deck, /
stretched across the door mat. /
Enter dreams with care.
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Toy
A soaked, stuffed child’s toy, /
left on a restaurant table, /
bathed by a lost sun.
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Hang
I hang outside; my /
cat hangs near; moon hangs above; /
birds hang for his food.
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Star
Raindrops and stardust. /
Born from a star’s center, /
Iris blooms in my yard.
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Touch
Lamb’s ear – a young stalk /
hides among leaves and Iris, /
waits for a child’s touch.
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Cracks
Even in the cracks /
of broken sidewalks, plants grow. /
Grow in your own cracks.
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View
Be unafraid of /
viewing an Iris as though /
it were your last.
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Treasure
What you see without /
must first be viewed within /
Treasure in your gaze.
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