“Why,” I ask, “did Cather superimpose
a plow on the face of the sun?”
But the sullen guy I call on won’t talk
and you Mother you sit next to him
in the front row
smiling
“No doubt she had her reasons” you reply
“Could the plow symbolize
domestication of the prairie?
Could the sun represent life?”
“Oh, I doubt that, Dear
Now take your words outside”
(first published in Taurus)
The Teacher and His Mom. Photo by Bernie Smetzer.
