THE LONGEST DAY

SATURDAY IS THE LONGEST DAY

Thoreau, lost in Mt. Katahdin fog

caresses us all in the wildest moment

of his life--and this is recorded,

news lovers. The dream

I wake from prompts me, Don't laugh.

Jesus man meets me at the Railroad Station

that sells five dollar coffees. He promises

passing rain showers, Don't miss the chance

to be re-freshed. This is the Gospel Hour.

From the back yard garden I hear

train whistles, feel the stress of bonsai

trees during the record heat wave.

Jim Bodeen

12 August 2017