Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Posture Of The Pasture

we fled the suburbs
as wolves
out of
livestock corals
and
moved south
with good intent

the city smiles at
us
and hones our
acuity
for the art
and
its
mediums
stolen from
years ago

under her winged
canopy
we breathe
we weep
we bleed
and
we

count our blessings

there are no lies
here
and if you try to
hide ....
the zombies
will smell you
from miles away

everything
in its proper
little place
telling stories
and reminding us
to

keep living

Love is the
steam from beneath
the
sewer caps
dulling the sound
of poverty
and hardship

4 comments:

Charles Gramlich said...

there's always someone who can smell you when you hide.

ALFIE said...

"everything
in its proper
little place
telling stories
and reminding us
to

keep living"

love this line!!

also-- thanks for your offer to help with the urban garden project-- it may not be this summer-- but i'm jazzed to know other people are on board!! i want to see how my little backyard garden takes--and then i can replant seedlings and such, next season! will def keep you posted!

and lastly-- cant. wait. to. try. mudgies. period. i am thrilled. thanks for the info :)

Tulika said...

Love is the
steam from beneath
the
sewer caps
dulling the sound
of poverty
and hardship

True!
Beautiful!
Rambler again.

the walking man said...

Now that the lines of wealth are quickly being erased between the city and the burbs this ongoing animosity may just shake itself out yet.

Time will tell and the telling time is going to be this year.