by Jean Louise Monte
when the sun climbs the
Joshua trees
he paces around the
ice patches in the yard and
browses the yellow weeds
but soon stops to press
his white chest against the
gate and neigh at the
quiet house
Jean Louise Monte has previously been published in Avocet: A Journal of Nature Poems, and also has a poem in the up coming issue of California Quarterly.
Jean, your Aunt Josie would be so proud of the work that you have done with your publishing!!
ReplyDeleteCousin, Danny
Very beautifully written!
ReplyDeleteSonya
Jean, you really have a talent for painting a picture with words, like my Creative Writing teacher in high school said to do.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I'm there....
Mindy
beautiful. i wish i had written it.
ReplyDeleteJean,
ReplyDeleteYou paint a beautiful picture of some of my favorite parts of nature. You bring back some beautiful memories of a watching the sunrise after a springtime snowstorm in Juniper Hills.
Thanks,
BobG