second chances

when

did this ancient wagon

spokes broken
sunk into earth

become a photograph

a landscape

a compliment to nature

instead of a piece of
farm equipment hauling hay
field rocks
burlap bags of rye
seeds of survival

why

was it put out to pasture

to carry only stories

the burden of its history
with no wheels

without words

until now

Barry DeCarli

January 25 & February 26, 2016

On Hammond Pond

©Barry DeCarli

crazing

don’t be afraid
to become more
radical
more misunderstood
to show your underside
that reveals some crazing
a rough side
an uncultured comment
a quirky edge

but prepare
to be estranged
for lesser infractions
shunned after some cruel unmasking
as others serve up
their own emotional bankruptcy

to counter your revelation
your imperfection

their fear...

Barry DeCarli
February 18-19, 2016
On Hammond Pond
©Barry DeCarli
http//www.italyiswaitingforyou-getgoing.com/

fire on ice

from an unyielding sky

her resolute race west paused

here

her fire dances across

the melting ice

her glimmering flames

more than illusion

splash nothing but cold light

flickering  against this wet veneer

beckoning evening

her light lay puddled

in momentary reflection

reckoning this day with twilight

Barry DeCarli

On Hammond Pond

Goshen, MA

February 3-4, 2016

©Barry DeCarli