The Trout

 

by

 

Nancy L. Dorner

 

Look!

See that elusive shadow

undulating

With the water’s waving

motion.

Close beside the weedy bank.

Is it a fish?

Or only denser weeds

that sway and cause

a deeper shadow-play

I may perceive as hiding

fish or …

or what?

What dark dream detected

spectre

lurks between the

slimy, slippery green

of water weed and sliding

stream?

It seems strangely

menacing,

that dark, dream-thing

quietly waiting there.

Silently writhing.

Money by Nancy L. Dorner

$ Money $
Some people control their money.
They conserve.
They spend only when it’s unavoidable,
Like Ken.
Some people
Are controlled by their money.
They’re liberal,
Like me.
If I can’t find something
To buy with it,
I’ll give it away.
My motto:
The love of money is the root of all evil.
Get rid of it as fast as you can!



Painting by Artist Singh in "reflection series"