The Orchard Poem by Randolph Larsen

The Orchard



Michael Greaney requests his
orchard raked (a persnickety
fact) an ultimate apparently
secret half-desires orchards
learn rake themselves anyway
autumn sleeps rough breakers
of sleet dynamite a postcard
Fields of Athenry drunk deep
tourists explode to spectral
mist & the leaf blown violet
crystal severs the neck till
Greatgrandaddy Greaney makes
his discreet inquiry of wind
relax now you trusty forever
gifted stones & bespectacled
stump yourself'll suffer two
minds how aching laugh about
blister clipping rotten crab
apple reconcile rustic stout
bonafides blessed eternal(if
unabundant preferred combed)
& His Uncertainty Principle?

Saturday, August 6, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: doubt,loneliness,pride,religion,weather
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Castle Ellen House; Athenry, Co Galway; Ireland - April 1994
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kelly Kurt 07 August 2016

A bit of a mouthful and enjoyable to read. Thanks, Randolph

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Randolph Larsen 11 August 2016

Thanks for the thumbs up, Kelly Kurt, and you described my times of Ireland (which I tried to embrace in this poem) quite aptly: a bit of a mouthful, and (God help us!) enjoyable.... Randolph Larsen

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