Quercus macrocarpa and corn
was used to feed the wild javelina.
We trapped Jalelina and feed them
corn and Acorns to mild the gameiness.
A tender mild Pork like flavor was
what we were looking for.
Buckle Forging
Until then might the
herbs of bitterness
be tamed ny the
seeds of the trees
the maizes of fall
til the mildness of the two
shall be deemed
delicous in the sight
of these people.
Follicle Grain Pattern
the tuff leather of the boars
and Jalinlina
the beauty of craftmenship
the quality of prided peoples
person to person
the gifts of guilded Pride
Sister Josefina Javelina packed her bag in Argentina
To go flying off to Rome to see the Pope.
Her desire was to become
More than just a simple nun.
She had asked her local priest,
And he said, "Nope!"
But she had high expectations
Of a papal dispensation
To pursue her goal,
And here's the reason why:
Though he later came to rue it,
Her priest joked that she could do it
The day the Pope resigned*, then pigs could fly.
*That priest made this remark on Feb. 9, 2013. On Feb. 11 Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation.
blood red
forest green
China blue sky
pomegranate blooms
cling tight to trees
tussled by the breeze
pretty petals flutter away
budding bumps emerge
summer swells
crimson, fat, juicy, and sweet
sagging branches
bird pecked
dripping down
javelina break
a flimsy fence
to eat the fallen
and I don't know
by then
where I'll be
waiting on you
waiting on me
wanting to stay
wanting to leave
it's usually enough
just to feel the sun
now I need
to feel someone
where does it go
does the summer swell
into red, fat, juicy and sweet
waiting on you waiting on me
clinging to someone
on this rolling sea
like the blossoms
tossed by the breeze
do I tighten my hold
or do I let go
of my juicy and sweet
to flee this prison
alone but free
A handsome young man named Messina
Loved bangers and brats and pork weaners,
How ironic for him
When his karma stepped in;
He was killed by a wild Javelina!
September 9, 2018
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