Jamie Wyant

Arroyos and washes on hard pan desert
How the wind was blowing and the creosote shivered.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing.
The grass must grow by itself.

This logo designed years ago on a dreary Saturday afternoon proved to be a harbinger.
The young dog smiles in the same way.

We have a good life, we two,
much of what we expect to happen
will not come to pass.

Shoot all the bleujays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.

Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Before the big maple fell under its burden of ice,
We each watched warblers, juncos, and wrens.
So many changes in the garden, in the world.

The young dog and I surprised you;
Run rabbit, run.

Stay Lizzie, stay.

Watching at the window

“They’ve done it before, they’ll do it again, and when they do it seems that only children weep.”

Haper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird