After the Thunderstorm
a solitary heart
is no heart at all
Antonio Machado
the sandy bottom arroyo
channels what the mountain
can't use between banks
of sage and saltbush
each grain of sand
lending its voice
to the music
we call running water
Carl Mayfield does not sigh as much as he thought he would in old age. His poems have found homes at various places on the map.
Amethyst Review 