All the good things about life in the country
Basket By Elece HollisOld basket, you make me wonderYou make my mind twist backInto the spaces where time was still young.In a thrift shop, I found youUnwanted, uncared for, unrecognizedI saw you and took you home.I washed dust from your weave in hottest waterYour vines drank in that liquid like gold.I hung you on my porch... Continue Reading →
Basket By Elece Hollis Old basket, you make me wonder You make my mind twist back Into the spaces where time was still young. In a thrift shop, I found you Unwanted, uncared for, unrecognized I saw you and took you home. I washed dust from your weave in hottest water Your vines drank in... Continue Reading →
Sprays of yellow blossoms Like sunshineWave to me; Wave in the dust of a late summer afternoon.They wave. I slow my car. How bright!How wonderful!I stop and listen.They speak. Yes, they speak.They say:"Hey, You there! Look here!God is thinking of you today. He asked usTo stand out here and wave you down,Get you to stop And remind you He loves you."
