For Saundra

For Saundra

i wanted to write  
a poem  
that rhymes  
but revolution doesn't lend  
itself to be-bopping    

then my neighbor  
who thinks i hate  
asked – do you ever write  
tree poems – i like trees  
so i thought  
i'll write a beautiful green tree poem  
peeked from my window  
to check the image  
noticed that the school yard was covered  
with asphalt  
no green – no trees grow  
in manhattan    

then, well, i thought the sky  
i'll do a big blue sky poem  
but all the clouds have winged  
low since no-Dick was elected    

so i thought again  
and it occurred to me  
maybe i shouldn't write  
at all  
but clean my gun  
and check my kerosene supply    

perhaps these are not poetic  
times  
at all    

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