A VARIETY OF VERSE is exactly that, for it is a collection of a variety of poetic forms and formulas such as pantoums, free verse and rhyming quatrains that address a variety of topics such as personal thoughts, fears, memories, the loss and pain that the author has experienced and has witnessed in others. Some of the poems address contemporary issues such as the unconditional compliance to dogmas to the loss of love and the loss of loved ones. Some pieces are humorous and silly while others are contemplative and questioning.

THE WILD WIND PLACE

There is a wild wind place

near Langtry

where the wind blows up

a canyon and spirals

the loose soft dirt there

Dust Devils live in that place

almost all year round

At night,

you can hear them calling

to one another,

making plans to spin the ground

on the morrow.

I cant understand

what they say, but

an old Indian friend of mine does,

but he wont tell me.

He says I have to find out for myself.

He says, Listen real close

to the sound those

dust devils make.

You cant mistake their clear

pronunciation of words.

He tells me that it is

a language found in nature.

So, its part of us too.

The wild wind place is where

the dust devils live

wild and free.

One of the last things thats that way.

I hope nobody tries to tame them.