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Observations from a recent drive from Albany, NY, to Middleburgh, NY, and back.
Middleburgh Sketches
April 19, 2010
tiger-striped hills
cloud-down hovering
one goose in the April sun
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Cachao’s bass at the root
I on the mountaintop
summer salsero amid spring hills
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thick-grown budding trees
guards posted beside the road
the city is a surprise
Lovely nature poem. Especially like the tiger striped hills.
Thanks so much, Matt. That was the first thing that came to me, and I knew I had to build a poem around it.
Nice pic, good word sketches. Glad my book was an inspiration to you. More in Voorheesville! See you then.
i like “one goose in the april sun” and “summer salsero amid spring hills”
@Michael — Thanks for stopping by the site. If you’re free on May 5, I’m reading at St. John Fisher as part of Frank Judge’s series. See the events page for details. I’d love to see you there.
@Carolee: Thanks for your comments, as always. See you soon!