Poems & Other Lies
Skeeter and The Veteran
The online literary blog BarBar has published a couple of my stories. Click the link below to read them. Vernon Wade says “My chicken yard is a battlefield.” Read the story “Skeeter and the Veteran.” — barbar (bebarbar.com)
Yes, you are
Why do you argue with me, when I tell you how beautiful you are? Why do you roll your eyes and say, “No, I’m not.” as if I have no idea what I see with my own heart? You turn the stereo up so loud a deaf kid could dance to it, miming the lyrics with a provocative...
December 10th
Sitting in the dark, listening to the heavy, wet snow slough off the branches of the oaks. There is a steady drip from the trees. It was snowing a little bit ago, but for now it has stopped. I hear the crash of a shed collapsing not too far away. The rooster is...
The Tea Pot
It is a quiet morning, the light still dim. Everything seems calm and muted, even the birdsong heard through the open window. I turn on the light over the stove and set the kettle on for tea. We had a very elegant stainless steel art deco kettle, but the bottom warped...
Overindulgence
I ate berries all day. When I stood up from the toilet it looked like I'd house-trained a bear.
Morning Song
https://youtu.be/JG7__rFsYHY 4/20/2022 5:00 am
April Freeze
Thick frost crusts the ground Overhead, countless stars are blinking All around me the orchard fans thunder
Quiet Morning
It is a quiet morning so far, but soon it will wake. The birds will start to chatter, a rooster will crow and several more will answer. Somewhere up the canyon a dog will start a conversation which will last for hours and involve most of his neighbors. The frog chorus...
Windless Morning
5/16/22 530 40f A windless morning the sky laced with clouds and dotted with stars. The moon waxing gibbous casts a blue glow through the oaks. A frog is croaking "good morning"
Restless Morning
There is a break in the rain. The moon is full behind the clouds. The owls are raising a ruckus. Roosters are crowing, frogs are croaking. There seems to be a lot going on for 430 in the morning.
