Poetic Bloomings Landmark or Monument

Mesa Verde Tableau 

Highway winding up

Like castle movies

Clear blue sky, hot, dry

Pinyon, juniper
Gnarled, twisted, thirsty
Ship rock, desert sea

Reach large parking lot

Near welcome center
Din of languages
Ask rangers, tickets
Flyers and a plan
Videos, post cards

Museum marvels

Ancient one models
Half-Naked natives
Brown skin, black hair, small
Yucca, pottery
Manos, metates

Far View, Hiking trails

Balcony House, steps
Thirty-foot ladders
Cliff Palace, Step House
Spruce Tree House, Long House
Wetherill Mesa

Tucked tight under cliffs

Mud-structure village
Multi-story rooms
Rectangle series
Circular kivas
Thousand-foot-drop yards

Poetic Asides unplugged

Unplug

U nclog this pipe and please fix the drain I feel like old

N oah after one month of rain The toilet’s
P lugged up, the kitchen sink, too. And
L ook at the bathtub. Why is it blue? The basement is
U nder three inches of water. What’s that going by? It could be an otter.
G ee, I couldn’t feel dumber. I should have known not to marry a plumber.

May 31, 2013 Baker's Dozen pun (sort of)

 Where the Red Fern Grows

 There once was a setter named Fern

Whose fur was as red as a burn
And all through the years
All that grew were her ears
Flagging trains was a concern

Poetic Bloomings unrelate objects

Tigger, Tambourine and Kisses 

I hear Tigger growls,

noisy tambourine rattles,

and clicks and shuffles

approaching from the  hallway.

Hugs and kisses are coming.

Bald head, scruffy beard

Holey jeans, tattered tee shirt

Sheep in wolf’s clothing

Prepares public speech

Instructional notes lengthen

Fingernails shorten

She needs to finish

Accrues novels’ first pages 

Writes a short story