Dig Ed's poetry

Ed's had some poems published online recently at a site called Four and Twenty (referring to the site's requirement that the poetry be four lines or less and have fewer than 20 words). He's has a poem in their July journal (available for pdf download) and has also had a poem selected to be featured as the poem of the week August 4th .

Go read and enjoy.

Day 29

Hike Coo
April 29, 2009

step slow and steady
across the uneven trail;
the chasm is steep

let the birdsong guide
you skyward, from earth and rock
to tree limb and sun

do not follow the
path too narrowly; you
might miss the journey

Heart. Wink.

birthday gifts
april 28, 2009

i will take the smell
of raindamp concrete
on an april afternoon
and tuck it in your pocket
to carry you through
the driest days of summer.

i will bottle the
essence of lightning,
and dab it daintily
behind each of your ears;
your perfume will draw
honeybees and butterflies.

and when i string
a necklace the color
of young leaves against
thunderclouds, i will
kiss the nape of your neck
as i seal the clasp.

Day 27

fretful
april 27, 2009

my guitar stands
in her black case,
mummified

tonight

my fingers fret
the low tones of
obligation

Day 26

5:36 am
April 26, 2009

This moment,
this dreamwashed
moment,
is precious;
it will never
come this way
again, and it is
already slipping past.

Day 27, by Wrigley

A week later: different weather, similar theme.

The Rain and Plants
April 27, 2009

When the rain falls down,
the plants "juicy" up the water
and are very excited.
An occasional car passes by
and sprays up mists of water
for the plants to suck up.
Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
Everything is at peace in the world
when the rain falls down.

Day 21, By Wrigley

Sorry this is out of order. Don't know how I missed it.

When the Leaves Rustle
April 21, 2009

Oh, oh!
When the leaves rustle
in the warm evening breeze
everything seems at peace.
The birds tweet to announce
the evening and the setting of the sun.
On the warm summer evening
with the bugs crawling
and the birds tweeting
to announce the evening
and the setting of the sun,
oh, oh!
It's all at peace
when the leaves rustle
in the warm evening breeze.

Day 25

I don't know if this poem has the opposite theme of yesterday's or the same. Huh.

To Teach
April 25, 2009

To teach
is to live
in constant
amazement
at the
wisdom
and infinity
of youth.