Going North From Santa Fe

ŠMM Timothy M. Leonard

"howling wolf" here
sitting in as immediate correspondent

madam hennas hair folicles attempting
to lighten her heady load

listening to blues legend
deceased last wk at 57
Luther Allison with his wonderful energy

open boxes, small discoveries of finite possessions locked in small
cubicles,
mundane art works,
gracious blessings gently folded wrapped and rolled until
we release them from a certain frenzy
known as road's radio active captivity
creativity graces and blesses new surroundings

we smudge rooms, windows, doors and entrances
immediately upon arrival at new digs

all we need is a treehouse with certain amenities
suchness southwest rattlesnake said to northwest eagle

weary road travelers depart fried food friday
blasting their collective way through CO UT ID OR
along Columbia WA to Tahoma in nativespeak coast
shrimp, lobstars, muscles, seeweed soup crocked
over fire's embers
pacific sun dips into guacolmole hole in sky breeze waterways

hard to follow an act like that

Tim Leonard, a Vietnam veteran, is a graduate of the University of Oregon. A poet, writer and digital photographer, his work has been published by CREATIVENUE.COM, POETRY SUPERHIGHWAY, STIRRING (V2EI), EBOOKSONTHE.NET, and JOURNAL E. An article and image on El Morro, N.M., will be published by KIDS HIGHWAY.COM in December. Mr. Leonard has extensive international hotel management experience.
Note: Featured author in December 2000
E-mail: tmleonard@earthlink.net
Writing interests: Travel, Children, Poetry, Prose
I.D. Theory articles: "Going North from Santa Fe", "Bali Creativity", "Old Man Hands", "Roof Ball", "Commentary in December", "Sun River", "Leaving Through DIA", "Pawn Takes Pawn", "Elements of Surprise and Laughter", "Field", "Gas is Cheap"
Digital art: "Cutting Fingers," "Error 404 File Not Found," "Scratch," "Remain in the View," "The Orchestra is in the Pits," "National Poetry Month," "Untitled Means Exactly What It Means," "Woman in Thorns," "Royalty Discussing Just Desserts," "Truth Clarity Power Immortality"
Links: Tim's Website