Saturday, March 19, 2022

earth note 847


twelve thousand miles
from the ohio river
to chaweng beach
& mae nam bay
it seems like
more than one lifetime

or the great north woods
at the headwaters
of the mississippi
anishinaabe and ojibwe land
where blue heron keeps watch
against all odds

the bananas peddled
as the boats land
at na thon harbor
the farang get antsy
the tuk tuks
speed away loaded

there are still wobblies
in leadville
a freedom train
is not easily derailed
you can still cut your teeth
like rocky mountain granite

this time of year
the leaves drink
at ground level
before feeding the earth
the alleghenies holler
and head for cover

--- e b bortz 

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