Kansas Poems

perfect morning in Kansas

sitting outside in my pajamas
a beautiful breezy May morning
dandelion, clover and violets at my feet
my puppy is splashing in his pool, making it muddy
King dog lies in the shade under a hemlock tree

fluffy white dandelion fuzz barely moves
I hear a small plane engine
not one bit of traffic here
birds are chirping and tweeting
diverse colors of green

an overcast Kansas Day

an overcast Kansas day
the kind that gives you a sunburn
without any sun
the clouds are dark grayish blue
thick sluggish unmoving
I stare into them seeking my Archangel Michael

Full Blown Thunderstorm in Kansas

a tiny drizzle or an avalanche of water cascading like Niagara Falls?
April is giving us a joyful nod, emptying her clouds one at a time
Clothes on the line went from being sprinkled to saturated
robins had been hopping happily; now they are in hiding

I was dancing with joy for the garden and I needed rain
But this

Kansas Wind

no wind is stronger than a Kansas wind
today she is in her glory
blowing lawn chairs upside down
there goes a plastic bag
it might travel three towns over
my apron is not staying tied
the porch swing is clanging against the siding
this wind may not be a twister
but we know she is here
blowing clothes on the line stiff as

Kansas Wind

The wind is readying himself for meadow and forest war
My trees are touching their roots
Robin nest is on the ground
Squirrels are scrambling

Wrens, sparrows and cardinals issue warning tweets and whistles
Urging us to take shelter before wind explodes with rage
Humans go to basements during tornadoes
Do birds fly off? Hide under moss or violets?

Frantic sounding tweets and

Kansas in May

A pillow and a blanket I have brought up here
It’s marvelous today, warm balmy air
Rejuvenating me, as nothing else can
Kansas in May, better than the promised land

Kansas Country Living

Record high today for April 9th
Supposed to be 75 this afternoon
Dogs and I are sitting on our Kansas porch
Bird speak echoes off the forest shelves
Surrounded by woods and water
We listen to the lively tweets
Sound of a jet plane disturbs us briefly
Silence again except for the excited wrens and robins
Cardinal flies by

Youre in Kansas Now

Meercat was invited to a field one day
He had never been to one, so he said “hooray!”
The field was yellow, with lots of happy heads.
What are these flowers called? He asked the river beds.

The river beds laughed. But answered not.
They are sunflowers yelled a hillbilly from a cot.
You are in Kansas now, so you’d better

sitting on my porch in Kansas

It is over sixty degrees today
Unusually warm for pre-March Kansas
I sit on my porch, sunbathing
Wearing corduroy slacks, a jacket and tennis shoes
A swift breeze gives my face a bit of a chill
My fingernails are black, so I do a little grooming
What did I get into? The black comes out as crumbles.
My dogs are overjoyed that

Kansas City Defeat

The Chiefs went to New Orleans to do a war dance.
However, they got burned by the seat of their pants.
It seems Custer at Little Big Horn had a better chance.
The team was hoping to win their third Super Bowl in a row.
Unfortunately, the fruitless effort was a no-go.
Come Monday morning, plenty of Kansas City fans

A Winter's Morning in Kansas

A Winter's Morning in Kansas

January's trees stand dark and bleak,
stripped of Spring's bud and Summer's leaf,
and Winter's wind rattles bare and dry twigs,
deep crevices quarter newborn Earwhigs.

Lower clouds hang brown and grey.
Higher clouds catch the morning ray
and the silvery light of the coming day.
I sit on my porch watching squirrels at play.

Old age is now

A Canvas for Kansas

Glow- sky
Crows fly

Airy
Prairie

River
Giver

Aids flow
Blades grow

Gold plains
hold grains

Vista’s
kisses:

Vast strands
grasslands

late October in Kansas

winter is on hold
October feels like summer
Kansas looks like the Ozarks
hills and trees, trees and hills
ninety-two degree day in late October
weirdly no longer abnormal in Kansas

October Day in Kansas

my legs welcome the warmth of the Kansas sun
bird with a screech makes weird noises
sweat bee hovers close to my left ear
I swat at it with my notebook

clouds are moving tremendously slowly
an asymmetrical opening shows light blue sky
this peephole is surrounded by brilliant white
have clouds always been this pristinely graceful?

dog brings up empty water bottle

kansas august heat

one hundred degree heat
confining and oppressive
humidity is holding me back
I feel tired and uncomfortable
traveling nowhere
because I do not want to get into a hot car
sitting on excruciatingly painful leather seats
driving in traffic with others who are uncomfortable
confined and oppressed, because this is the Midwest
and it is August, and humidity is killing us

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