place the delphinium in my paws
and forget the meadow


say good bye in
which ever way you can

but do
something here
to stir the brush

recommend slight
ways to counteract
the sight and smell of smoke
on a dim wits afternoon



tear up

high center
rally
and whip the earths
paths


flinching to
look at

the dusty face of
god on a Kansas
country road