May 2008

Rocky Springs Farewell - a poem by Linda Larson

Posted by markorton on May 19, 2008 in Poetry

Rocky Springs Farewell
Dedicated to Willie Joe Namath
We didn’t really have a plan.
We ended up here.
A cold brook gives the place its name,
Runs clear along a stony, sandy bed,
So cold it makes the bones ache.
He held my hand
So I wouldn’t slip and break a hip.
When he was little he loved bananas
Couldn’t get the word out
I [...]

Armies and Orchids - a new poem by Linda Larson

Posted by markorton on May 19, 2008 in Poetry

Armies and Orchids
The little white posts
Stuck in the soil
Markers naming the orchids
At the flower show
Mimic acres of white crosses
Sturdy and upright
Over bones as fragile as
Ruby’s Dragonfly.
Orchids, deceptive,
Feed only on air.
A rich man’s hobby
Nonetheless, crosses
Bedecked, celebrating holidays
With bright, cheerful flags waving
Hello from those consumed
In battle, at War Meister’s
Command, Nightfire,
Simple Pleasures, Shoot or be shot.
Origami cranes,
Piled high [...]