1.Hedging my small bets
A true patriot game stands
Flag wavering shade
2.
Happy as a pig
In shit snuffing out the roots
Veins of plants are laws
3.
Perfect climbing vine
Lines of shadow on the grass
Quiet garden tending
4.
Rumors of traffic
The rubber hits the wide world
Silence in the grove
5.
Retreat from the gods
Reeds among the swamp standing
A knot of toads at bay
6.
Large Mickey Mouse ears
Longing for an innocence
Of a course laid bare
7.
Grandmother’s secret
Her roses were champions
Her means a damp soil
8.
Ghosts of Cedar lake
Morning fog soaks the grasses
Echoing loons call
9.
Mowing of the land
Scent of jasmine and wet earth
Wildflowers seek sun
10.
And then the rains came
Chasing out men from their fields
Pooling in small lakes
E. Charles Rolwing III 