Best Tributary Poems

TRIBUTARY according to Merriam-Webster:
1 : a stream feeding a larger stream or a lake
2 : a ruler or state that pays tribute to a conqueror


Revival under the big tent,
a paradigm of revelation,
a simple message:
death’s but an open eye for life.

A candlelight service
that goes on and...

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Time-honored
in the mountain stream
a jagged one 
once sat,
crafted by policies
of weather
and movement.

I
(standing by),
seasoned 
by policies of conscience 
and question,
reason
this stone 
is analogue
to your tributary,

and to your tribute, Terry....

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the fence is now made of rust
the patio now has a see through floor
the grass is now a mirror for the aging sun
the trees are now all skeletons in the unfortunate name of abandonment

the clothesline is still surprisingly intact
the clothespins are now weather worn and...

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