A Conversation in Poetry
Walter Bargen, Missouri’s first Poet Laureate, is the author of five books of poetry. I met Walter when we served on the Literature Panel of the Missouri Arts Council. This exchange happened over the internet from 20 – 22 October 2011.
jst
after making love
by a small and nameless stream
she misses Pine Street
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wb
All day in bright sun
Willow leaves
Reflect upon the water.
Car window down
Autumn leaves on the driver’s seat
Going places.
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jst
this pigeon is caught
in my class — it shits on my
grade book then escapes
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wb
Late for its final meeting
A dragonfly
Skims autumn’s dark surface.
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jst
even the robin
left it untouched – the one
raisin on our porch
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wb
On the first turn
the engine purrs.
Time to let the cat out.
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