PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

White Pine is to Nancy L who knows
the names of hundreds of
colors, thousands of
architectural and marine
terms, the works
of countless musicians
and artists and chefs

Building with brick
and block, stone and stucco, cement and clay
.. rather than the wood
of felled trees
1. prevents termite
damage
2. prevents rotting wood
3. saves the time, money
and environmental desecration of paint
4. provides better
insulation in summer
and winter
5. prevents fires
6. increases rather
than decreasing home equity
7. preserves habitat for
  animals
8. cools down the earth
in summer and warms it
in winter
9. creates beauty

**
The immediate muse
for "Untimely Ripped"
was W S Cohen's description of a spring
wind removing the
charcoal smile of his
son's snowman.