Yeard

January februaried
March apriled
May juned
July august
September octoberd
November decemberd.

went missing

the day he woke up
day missing
getting ready
for counseling appointment
writing check, place in pocket
turning on music
but it's all wrong
the blues
rain falling
oh well
the day he woke up
day missing
thinking of phone calls
bills to pay, but
it was some other day
10:40
he read his watch
it was 13 minutes fast
he was 1 day fast
turning on music
but it's all wrong
the blues
rain falling
the blues
wait a minute
they only play that program
sunday mornings
10:40
missing church
not monday
day missing
day writing
day reading
went missing.

denis streeter 8/22/10

Dialect

I've been reading William Mayne and Alan Garner recently...two brilliant writers who have an amazing sense of place, language, dialect...of the old places in England...brick layers, farm communities, coal miners, storytellers...of the old ways...

It whar a lar larky whimble
Shrouded ten brick high wandin' sor-west
Table roun' drinkin por soppy
An da flies dancin' himmel
Bar up da korner
Shadow shack gon
Livered shy round blister bent
Up da bedpost an bye
Dreamin
Blundergone.

Denis Streeter 8/20/10

denisku

poetry students think
a pterodactyl is
a poetic form

denis streeter 8/8/10