Produced by Dennis Camire
This week’s poem is by Carl Little of Somesville. His most recent book is “Ellsworth Suite.”
To the Lady Who Sets Out Lawn Ornaments Every Morning
By Carl Little
Alpha leader, how lost
in thought you seem, placing
black silhouettes of dogs
wearing neck bandannas
across the grass, arranging
Canada geese in a comely flock
that fools a few folks driving by,
yours an art of proper placement,
the right number of figurines,
not too many Tweety Birds.
Trolls regard mini lighthouses and
whirligigs make a fine racket
along the route after a truck
goes rushing by toward Bar Harbor.
Cars distort in blue glass globes
reminding you of mirrors at the fair
that thin you down to nothing.
A little black bear clinging
to a post is your favorite, not
because the animal’s so cunnin’
but because you can relate
to a creature holding on
for dear life every day.
Dennis Camire can be reached at dcamire@cmcc.edu
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