Rabbit and Rose
i heard that geronimo
once stopped time
so his band
could reach a safe place
before sunrise
i believe it
a clock is a shabby
decoy
the great moose of
celestial movement
syncopates with
need & desire
like a good bass
player
do salmon swim
up equinox creek
when they feel the sun
cross the equator
or does the sun race
for that line
when it sees the salmon
approach the estuary
i wish my mother
had told me about
geronimo
not george washington's
cherry tree.
i wish geronimo's
picture had hung
above the blackboard
in my third grade class.
i wish there were
no blackboard
only geronimo's picture
tucked in third grade
running & laughing
among trees.
i wish we would all
reach a safe place
before dawn