A CUP OF COLD WATER
Richard Straw
Curtis Dunlap

seeds sown
in a backyard washout
deaf to reason                                  

a flooded cemetery
raising the dead                                

pods for swine
      a prodigal son
eyes black clouds                           

thunder
a hobo shouting
"Repent! Repent!"                         

bread cast upon waters
and boats swamped by waves   

a rainbow spanning
the hurricane's eye—
sirens fill the streets                         

Began 10/29/2007 - Completed 11/08/2007

 

Lynx XXIII:1 February 2008