life – Page 5 – Doug Hoekstra

Grand Observations

Grand Observations Sulfur clouds billow Like warm blankets, Fanned by a distant mother Keeping us alive Do not touch Do not burn yourself, In these deep hypnotic pools Of emerald and green, Sapphire and blue, Moods ever changing, On a tightrope wire Ready to blow

All the Way North

It’s been too long since the last post. Lots of musings and thoughts to report, but right now, am trying to finish up a bunch of poems I wrote in June while my son Jude and I were in Yellowstone (and kudos to him for the photo). Enjoy. All the Way North Promised rain, weContinueContinue reading “All the Way North”

Maps

Here’s an appropriate poem, for Spring Break, as my son Jude and I will undoubtedly be looking at….Here’s an appropriate poem, for Spring Break, as my son Jude and I will undoubtedly be looking at…. Maps Carrying maps we move Through battlegrounds and trails, Roadways, displays and Museums built of alabaster On swamps in citiesContinueContinue reading “Maps”

A Poem from Sandburg’s House

Progress At Carl Sandburg’s house, Tourists snap pictures of Books behind glass Stacked top to bottom Downstairs and up Exactly as the poet left them Titles beckon as voices from the past, Tease our collective imagination And bring Carl and his family to life Inhabitants and possessions Defined with the times, inseparable Intriguing, and everlastingContinueContinue reading “A Poem from Sandburg’s House”

The Chain-Link Fence – Poem for Paul

My friend Paul Phillips passed away this past Friday, November 8. He is a good man and I miss him. I wrote this for him the other night. The Chain-Link Fence There’s a chain-link fence Between two buildings Hope…and Faith And a playground where children dance, skip…and dream In a never changing world If there’s aContinueContinue reading “The Chain-Link Fence – Poem for Paul”