oregon

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sun takes solstice west
to asia, leaves rocks in tide
on oregon coast
(8-05)

saltspring t'san miguel -

five rest stop, midnight coffee

t'celebrate the fourth

(10-14)

way back to five,
stumbles on old believer,
gervais flowerbed
(11-13)





to stop in ashland
for a shakespeare production -
or hitch on and camp
(4-10)







portland law tickets
bicyclists with passengers -
even labor day
(4-10)






wet shady beaches
seem like another planet
in desert near bend
(1-07)






bottle with note floats
into dunes campsite - driftwood
fire, history, dreams
(8-05)

used t'be a hipster,

old port t' th'west end - now he hates'm,

spends his days duckhunt'n

(12-14)

grim reaper costume -

portland kid blinded, his scythe

caught on 'don't walk' sign

(10-14)

from her window, hood -

steady, the hand on the knife,

sage goes in onions

(10-14)

cold winter forest
of a blue oregon funk -
find coast, take a breath
(8-05)






posed my bride on rock -
puts egg nog on portland bar -
a big wave came in
(4-10)






corvallis side streets -
van fills with smell of coffee,
march rains relentless
(4-10)







dad, grandpa logged hood -
take that nesting spotted owl,
crush it in my fist
(4-10)






eugene anarchists
fill city streets on may day -
can't pick a leader
(4-10)






thirty years fishing
tillamook, seen some wet mays -
logs crack in fireplace
(4-10)





chinook coming up
the umpqua - i wait all year
to get a big one
(4-10)






wife's a legal aide -
spend my spring days on the rogue
haulin' in chinook
(4-10)





lush shady valley
june evening gently falls on
road to corvallis
(1-07)





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