Thick Gourds

As naturally as the oak bears an acorn and the vine a gourd, man bears a poem, either spoken or done. - Thoreau

sadly

i barely know my own brother

we're but two seeds

from the same watermelon

spit out in different directions

grown in the same killing field

Author's Note

“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has. been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed. there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.” - Thoreau

Reviews

[barleygirl]

WOW! This was unexpected! Being from a horribly fractured family myself, I can relate. It reminds me of how a bird eats a seed & s***s it out miles away, growing a tree that's related but so different becuz of how the nurturing played out or didn't. I am completely delighted to see you doing these short blasts of tang, even tho I also love your longer complex tangles (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Pete]

what good is poetry if we can't be honest even about the things we hide in our dark closets. yes, i have been gravitating more towards this type of write lately. thanks for encouraging words my dear friend from the other side of this land ... :)