Theodore Roethke Meets Joey Ramone



I descend from a locomotive,
And gaze at trees
That are tickled by summer,
Spiced with bees.


What serious rain
Has left its footprints here?
On a sidewalk damp with memory
Lies a forgotten pear.


Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves HEY!
Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves HEY!
Let's Go!


Penumbra of solitude
Carved from sunlight.
A risk of insects
Ravishing the night.

Torquemada of coming frost.
Dread of autumnal dew.
The trees huddle, worried,
Where once a swallow flew.


Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves HEY!
Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves HEY!
Let's Go!






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