A man clad in mystery,
history would learn
His face on the mountain,
immortality earned
A man from tomorrow,
reliving today
Intrepidly fated
—truth on display
(Crazy Horse Monument: May, 2008)
Self-Infliction
Explosion, implosion,
tomorrow is gone
A new self-destruct mode,
old enemies throng
We’re now on the poster,
PUBLIC ENEMY ONE
The canaries all dead
—with zero the sum
(The New Room: March, 2021)
Robins Return
The bark of eternity,
an armoring sure
An oak or a maple,
their majesty pure
Below their dark cover,
time circles in rings
Where destiny spirals
—as residents sing
(Martha Brown’s Woods: March, 2021)