Thursday, March 13, 2008

Tad Wojnicki: GETTING THE JOKE

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In the Salinas Valley rivers go upside down, seasons come backwards, and folks first grow old and then turn young.
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Fools rush in.
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But killer airs hit, thwarting all growth. The valley lies lifeless, shivering in icy sunshine. We drive past gray heads of baby lettuce. Other times, the Salinas River, usually a dusty playground, turns into a roaring brute, crushing cattle, breaking barns, and drowning the fools.
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on the road kill
a chicken hawk swoops
deep fall


by Tad Wojnicki
Hsinchu City, Taiwan

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