GEMINI SEASON

At Frances Badgett's Birthday Party
i was asked"do you have any in Spanish?"
She wanted her mother to read the "poesia"
"Ne hablo espanol"...I asked her to translate
then found another poet's bilingual book
enough to bridge Tejas with Texas
She was satisfied then(although she did not read it
When the KINDLE executive was questioned
about ebooks and ipads and competing formulae
he said "less then 10% of Americans are serious readers"
Tonight they cook jalapeno peppers,sausage,steak and chicken
My vegetarian friends get guacamole and a tray of vegetables
Bottles of alcohol stand ready to fall
An ipod plays loud songs from tiny square speakers on the wall
Smiles burst from relatives,workmates,friends and all
the dogs are slipped meats from the tables a la Elizabethan times
We are always primal.Every age is now.
Gather your love to add interest.Invest more!
This birthing season means children are watching
as elders seek wisdom in doing more than surviving
Her job is serving repossession notices in a recession.
Her work gets larger every day.Tonight she relaxes
in the company of those who trust her
And poetry can wait..