Enga mellom fjella

Son-of-petunia

Well, we got a tad bit of frost this morning. I kicked it shuffling through the grass onto my shoes. The sweet potatoes were nipped. They don't tolerate much, but everything else looks okay. The forecast is for fairly mild and pleasant weather. The trees are turning s l o w l y.

Son-of-petunia

         for R

He stands there in his flannel jacket,
orange feather in his hat.
It's Halloween and a chess game beckons.

And off he wanders in his red-green plaid,
tamping tobacco, that son-of-petunia,
into a foot-long pipe.

I wipe my grin
to face this long-stemmed smoker,
this wine-red rose that reeks.

© Kåre Enga 2007 [164.330] 2007-10-31

A link to my first Veggie Vampire Vignette as found in my first blog: "Blood of the Garlic" 

OVERHEARD:

Re ordering burritos: "one smothered, two dead of natural causes," Marilyn Brune.

BLOGVILLE:

sweett has a recipe "Invalid Entry"  that calls for Granny Smiths, crescent roll dough, lots of cinnamon and Mountain Dew. I assume Grampa Smiths like them.

Mavis Moog had a very appropriate entry for October 31st. Go read!! "Invalid Entry"  Also what is pooetry? Is it all about kuh-rap?

Fellow Kansan sdodger has a wonderful entry about publishing through LuLu "Invalid Entry" , great advice given to her by a fellow WDC angel Holly Jahangiri . Her entry on the loss of a dear friend is touching: "Invalid Entry" .

Kansas: 46º on a frosty morning.

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