be flexible

artist: the wind

 

weather

the violet storm

with roots

deep and firm

 

B E N D

Pattern #11 Boots

Boots

Houses for calves, toes,
Ankles that bend, knees that look
Hairs that stand on end!

Riddle #29 Rake

The old saying for plain, direct speech is “tell it in words of one syllable.” Robert Pinsky
Try not using any forms of the verb: to be.

I rake
to make
the ground flat.
Reach and pull;
push and pat.
Cold
knee work:
bend and
stretch-take
with my rake.