Articles written by Mark Miller


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  • Yawn-need-ta-go

    Mark Miller|Updated Sep 5, 2024

    Juanita Jo Pretty slow But steady That good mule Died today Ripe old age of Twenty six Hooves Sloughed off It's a Crossbreed thing Mother Stock horse 39 Part Percheron Mostly mustang Father Bunkhouse burro Pedro Grew up wild On a Thirteen by Twenty six Mile pasture She'd go through The river Skid on her butt Down declivities Where mortals Fear to tread Scared me Half to death In the saddle Meanwhile Back at the ranch Catlow Valley Don Miller outfit Gary Miller Main buckaroo...

  • Willow Weeps

    Mark Miller|Updated Jul 10, 2024

    Osprey Trills shrilly Overhead Hovers quivers Night jars swoop Insectivorous Les razmottes Sont partout Diving buzzing Feinting seeking Move over Józef Wroński Willow weeps Hounds bay Seeking Tree frogs say Creek creek Creek creek Slowly Dogs bark 'cross the river Wild turkeys chortle Curiously unusual No whortleberries this year Только ягоды рябины Furry legged spider Crawls eight legged Yellow heart Shaped spot Plus two yellow Eye looking things Look like a face On her back...

  • Old Young

    Mark Miller, Local Poet|Updated Jun 24, 2024

    The old man Scattered Across the land That owns him Scattered over The mountains That own him Scattered In rivers That own him Babes teens Grown chilluns Which own him The old man Scatterbrained Sees younguns Carrying on Having fun Heads high Eyes ears Wide open Wild bunch They can run They can swim Crazy fast Who own him Who love him Make the Old man's Heart turn Young...

  • Foiled Again

    Mark Miller, Local Poet|Updated Jun 24, 2024

    Ratus ratus Ratus norvegicus Rats One small One unusually Large as As big Cats Who bailed Off a ship In the harbor In Seattle Who came to Our village Near the coast To scare the You know what Out of me Literally She was huge I had to run Or be eaten They were Everywhere It was the Law Eat a rat The Law will Take care It's Own Hands...

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