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Gazing at the Creek

  GAZING AT THE CREEK from above the trees spiral— the surface,  daguerreotypic reflection. Stratospheric strands   falling on the water; a breeze blows   past the sphinxlike supports of a low-water bridge.

Seoul Pets

 I wrote these for my wife's aunts in South Korea. There is some competition between their doggies and so they each got their own poem.                          1. MU’S RAINY-DAY BLUES   Mu looks  outside…   baths of water,  too wet for walks, no ice cream,    and smells muddled together.    O Mu, just rest .  The sun  will be back;  you will be walking past the bushes and the guard who says hello, then over the bumpy walkways to the park!                             2. SOL’S SEOUL STRIDE    Everyone smiles  when they see those long legs  striding around Seoul.  Ajuma, look at those  long-stemmed  yellow rose legs,    says the baker  to the street vendor.  Yes, they all agree! Sol  is so sociable and popular!    Rushing to his playdate,  he drags his poor master behind him  like a plow,    block after block. Sol,  bad boy! Those rope burns and bruises on your mommy…   All the girls like you,  Golden Boy,  Princ