stone 21 ~ 2012

Clouds of ice
break like thunder
slamming from the dam
to thousand year old shelves of rock
that line Black Eagle Falls.

 

 

stone 20 ~ 2012

chinook winds
whistle and warm
slush ensues

stone 19 ~ 2012

Billowy flash freeze molds clouds of solid ice
against Black Eagle Dam’s cinder flesh.

The Missouri’s lifeblood churns with enough force
to spill in showers through the clouds.

stone 18 ~ 2012

over twenty four hours below zero
people panic
cars refuse to start
and a sing song voice repeats in my head

It’s killing the mosquitoes
It’s killing the mosquitoes

 

stone 17 ~ 2012

Below zero cold.
Frost paints the barren ground white.
A birds drops midflight.

stone 16 ~ 2012

Befuddled, I number this stone 16.

How could I forget 15?

Stone 14 ~ 2011

Two fat crows scavenge

an overflowing dumpster.

Cackling caws echo.