lazy

and your sentences wander
like back country roads with fat curves 
and frost heaves round the bend 
with the occasional cow 
and so much sweet meander 

they always offer mystery 
and sure surprise 
so that while they do not carry the traveler 
in any clear direction 
he is never regretful of the ride 

and if that's a lazyman's way as you say 
then let me fall into these lazy ways 
long before retirement forces 
this pre-occupation with productivity from my brain
 
and I can finally appreciate 
the progress of crabgrass 
parting my asphalt drive 
like a wise friend 


			© Chuck Beals   August 1999