{"id":2063,"date":"2016-01-22T18:48:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T18:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2016-01-22T18:48:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T18:48:06","slug":"one-way-of-looking-up-and-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reggiemorrisey.com\/?p=2063","title":{"rendered":"One Way of Looking Up – and Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank You, H2O
(or One Way to Look Up)
1985<\/h4>\n

by Reggie Morrisey<\/p>\n

Leaning on a wall of tall grass,
two thousand pounds and me.
Awaiting a hail of yellow lights
and fifty dollar fee.<\/p>\n

My car ran off the highway, and
I am feeling mighty skewed.
The left side sliding rightward.
Will my shocks take this abuse?<\/p>\n

And what about the tall grass?
How long will each strand stand?
I will have to thank the ice
For its ironclad command.<\/p>\n

I will have to thank that ice
for slowing my wintry drive.
If I had been going faster,
I\u00a0might not be alive.<\/p>\n

Foot Soldiers
1975<\/h4>\n

by Reggie Morrisey<\/p>\n

Consider the plight of
galoshes and boots;
the havoc which
they create,
when,
after advancing
through snow and rain,
the hall camp is
their ignoble fate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Like tired sentries,
they guard the door.
Halting friend or foe.
Each new\u00a0arrival
adds to their ranks
as they mingle
toe to toe.<\/p>\n

No medals await
the valiant soles
No salutes for
the green-rusted zippers.
Boots are cast aside
with a hostile glance.
Replaced by
high-ranking slippers.<\/p>\n

The humans who occupy
much of their space
dream of
warm-weather substitutes;
Of sneakers, sandals,
bare-feet perhaps.
with no thanks
for fine chaps.
Poor galoshes and boots.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"A<\/a>

A Northeast Winter<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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