Best Emigrating Poems

On Emigrating To Iceland After Iraq
 
 
Consider first the Alabama heat.
Consider next the toad
still as a turd on this rural bridge
rupture slung across a stream
where offal floats,
where clumps are belching.
Note the toad, the reeks
that genie up beside it.
Then remember Iceland
and the freshets of its...

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 FOR IX : EMIGRATING FRIEND

Fly lightly IX within Merlin’s wings
may your Mohican pony-tail 
grow thick and strong
may Africa kiss America 
with gentle sensation long
may salty breath of Cape Town
mingle with New York ~
may clear sub-atomic particles
continue to dance in humble service 
with harmonious Awareness...

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Emigrating birds swirling
in perfect, frantic sequence;
how delightful and exciting
is to watch their dance!

Who doesn't cherish their return?
It's the beauty and the essence
observed at a minimal distance...
as their wide wings turn auburn!...

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