2017 - About to begin the adventure of a lifetime at the ripe old age of 65. Have applied to and been accepted at the Lesley University low-residency MFA creative writing program with a concentration in poetry. The next two years are going to be a lot of hard work but I am looking eagerly forward to learning new things and interacting with poets of all types and ages. Check my website, yankeepoet.com to follow my progress.
A man sets out
with his fishing rod.
He isn't really fishing
but it makes a good excuse
...
Deltas and diamonds,
boxes and dragons;
on this perfect day
a congregation of kites
...
My grand daughter lets the
curtain fall back in place,
wondering out loud who in
their right mind would
...
I am wild with autumn,
transparent with color,
unable to define either myself
or the landscape,
...