XXII
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens.
– William Carlos Williams, 1923
~ ~ ~
Out at the In-Laws 16
A bit of Williams nine decades down the road
their red wheelbarow wet with water
my white beegloves on the ground
but where are the chickens?
Smith, 9.27.2015