Short Soybeans Poems

my sister and I used to sit on granddaddy’s fence
staring out into a field of verdant soybeans
whispering and giggling incessantly
I remember the way she made me feel...

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instant potatoes
rehydrated with gravy
cranberry jelly
slaughter of the innocent
soybeans shaped into turkey

11/9/2021
A THANKSGIVING TANKA Poetry Contest

Used HMS...

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My friend farmer Shane has perfected new breeds
His corn and soybeans he's planted from seeds,
An early morning riser,
Using no fertilizer,
He spends most of his spare time pulling weeds. 

Written August 3, 2022
[for Farmer Shane]...

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Sunflower Dragon was born in small town Kansas without any powers.
Did they raise soybeans? Corn? Oats? Wheat? Hay? Rye? Give up?
They raised sunflowers. They had miles and miles of sunflowers.
He looked like them too. If you don’t believe me, please ask my pup....

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Enthusiasm personified in the form of a woman
Whose tempeh is renown and soybeans are groov’n.
The femmes of the wild streets are cheering for joy
Welcoming each mother of each girl and boy

Excitement parades in the streets as the femmes love their day
We peons stay back, cautiously clearing their jubilant way.
There is singing and dancing, as we devour or tempeh of soybean.
Such rejoicing and laughter are very rarely this readily seen!...

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Leaving behind buckling barns leaning in weeds grown high,
Tin roofs toned by flaking rust and balanced precariously
On scaly lumber of storm-washed gray,
Endless rows of tan tasseled corn and browning soybeans—
A darkened clump of distant trees,
A froth of dust billowing up behind a dented truck
Held togehter by fading patchwork seams—

When the mind sketches impressions
With farewell glances,
And creates masterpieces from
Emotions thick with vanishing color,

Goodbyes become brutal paintings....

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