Spring Barnyard

Pigeons circle the wet glossy mud
like a cloud of fancies
but the pigs and ducks immerse themselves
in a puddle of facts
and eye my rubber boots suspiciously
as fellow travelers.

    Original Citation

    The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 37.

    Word Count
    32
    Original Publication
    Date Published
    1943
    Book Appearance
    Complete Poems
    56
    Theme(s)
    First Line
    Pigeons circle the wet glossy mud
    Poetic Form
    open
    Twitter Quote
    the pigs and ducks immerse themselves / in a puddle of facts