Wrightings

  Larger than life but not as long 10 feet wide and 6 feet tall arching leaves in grey-green the color of my eyes Larger than life but not as long Heavily spiked with a prickly margin able to pierce you deeply a wound slow to heal Larger than life but not as long  Flowering just once near its end mild toxicity becomes Mezcal my bite reels you in other ways Agave americana

  dirt road boy   trying to live in a blacktop world  amongst fancy named flowers  he longs for the spring cherry blossoms  missing butter cups and daisies fields he searches his memory for happiness       a simpler timer       watching butterflies       and tadpoles !       he’s first love  he longs for those feelings       of the dirt between his toes  old country boys have dreams —      choke cherry jam on peanut butter bread      hot blueberry sauce over ice cream  these are the true loves of life Steven Saari (c) 2023