Chicken Truck

Chicken Truck, originally uploaded by DRheins.

Ten hen to a cage

stacked together in boxes

chauffeured to slaughter

Falling to Peace

In the air with awe

On cushions safely we fall

miracle of flight

moleskin

Feeding my fetish for little black books
I feel compelled to fill them up
With words of praise for you, for us

Pedal & Park

Pedal & Park, originally uploaded by DRheins.

get off your asses

climb on a bike seat and ride

help earth and you too

Lawn Sculpture

40th Anniversary Broad Ripple Art Fair, originally uploaded by DRheins.

you hang from gray pole

purple petal, so dang tall

fine art for Hoosiers

Speed Bump

Speed Bump, originally uploaded by DRheins.

I tried to swim but I could not float
Lived on the reservoir without a boat
Crashed in a shed with the fishing line
It wasn’t much, but what I had was mine

Hump day bump in the week
Took a chance I’d land on my feet
Speed trap, wrong side of the law
Put it all down to my ma and pa

Drat

Cheese and rice, he said

instead of saying J.C.

learning not to cuss

The coming season

There is nothing to be said
That could sway the coming season
Naked, tree-like, thin we stand
Stripped of bark and reason

The rutted road that took us here
Grown with underfed intention
Wildly we took smaller steps
Stumbling forward without convention

We played around in pre-formed masks
Pulled fancy wool over grape-skinned eyes
Followed Pollyanna in her pinstriped suit
Drank Kool-Aid until we lost our minds

Maybe it is time to stop eating meat
Go vegan and start making sense
Light the candles each Friday night
Celebrate the value of each week spent

It’s almost time for our trip to the woods
Alone each must seek his chosen spot
A small space to collect one's thoughts
Await the coming of the final day