Donald Meikle : Writing

works

works

A Chapter by Donald Meikle


left hand picks up the brick as the right scoops out the proper amount of mortar , first pushing it to pile then filling the trowel, a shake downward..
Pigeon Soup

Pigeon Soup

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Been there done that come on home and kick the cat follow cranes and ask for work then hit the closest bar chatter up the working men shoot some ..
Obama's World

Obama\'s World

A Poem by Donald Meikle


to stroll tomorrow's plastic streets that glow at night from sunshine To wander through the antique malls That sold their wares to carry To sit a..
 just Hello

just Hello

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Wending
Two tools

Two tools

A Poem by Donald Meikle


the trowel sat next to the door Waiting to join old familiar friends In the worn canvas tool bag It's shape not quite the same as new Edges rounde..
Rhyming through a south side window

Rhyming through a south side window

A Poem by Donald Meikle


a gray squirrel just hopped by and hardly left a track On snow that's covered ground for weeks Or is it months I rack Upon a well filled me..
Density

Density

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Rooted in rising aspirations Left alone in a field of dread Autumn glimpses of Winter wind skies Whither the harvest of withering drive Whether ..
Where in Hell is Willie Nelson?

Where in Hell is Willie Nelson?

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Hey Willie howya doin? How I hope y'doin' fine I haven't heard a word of you In too damn long a time So I'm sittin' here just wishin' That ther..
Solipsisticy

Solipsisticy

A Poem by Donald Meikle


first the wash from light white blue down to brown That ugly brown from mixing all those colors and only at the very base of it to lower the horizo..
Who

Who

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Who really was that bawdy bard Who held the world so mirrored. Who chose a pen name for himself and another for his wife. Anne hath a way indeed ..