Kentucky surprise:
shadows, trees, sun, nieces, joy,
progressive murals




don’t assume you know
the beliefs of a red state
until you’ve been there
Kentucky surprise:
shadows, trees, sun, nieces, joy,
progressive murals
don’t assume you know
the beliefs of a red state
until you’ve been there
tent without a fly
for another river day
flanked by swimming dogs
along a river
this fairy tale ferry stop
has stood a beacon
in muddy waters
kids get to be kids all day
while mamas paddle
nature is our home
found in Kentucky fire
lit by desire
a creek paddle day
brings every boat together
for swimming and grins
not what i dreamed of
for our family vacation;
pretty all the same
you wouldn’t believe
how fire Kentucky is
sunsets, family, all
drizzle barely breaks
never ending cloud cover
shiny road to hope
she gave her the aspen trees
she never saw my dream
deep and dark
white and light
they were there
all connected in
an organism grander
than what we humans can imagine
they sit now in this perfect house
(perhaps i should have waited)
in eastern Kentucky
with crown moldings
and the dining room we long
to be a part of
i zoom in on them now
her perfectly artistic fingertips
able to make an art
only seen in dreams