Elements of Surprise & Laughter
silk of orb weaver folds
creases on faces, fabrics
heavy lives fearful water
rumbling train grain cars hurtle
south toward Oregon north toward
Canada—everything else caught & seen
in between shifts of engineers.....
ferry disgorges vehicles
rumbling anger angst foot throttled
on land high and fry
quick! turn!
lights zooming forest night
curbs and plows, penitentiary bus
returned home bodies worried
about grandchildren floating
left unattended by responsible fools
dancing on distant islands
enveloped by dark’s happiness
magic show
illusion creating magic
as Balinese dancers perform puppet plays
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