Jody Gladding

beside the grave the ties gave was she there everywhere in the fern or return when he called her of black alder on her lips the fresh chips or felled tree she was free and no child and too wild

not self of violence against will  not  be  gainsaid will  brook  no  argument won't  suffer  the  fools gladly would   I   climb   a mountain         of       salt       with       you before  dawn                                      lodestar             my  freight the  violent silence the  most  beautiful                       word is trespass

We'd  like  to  talk  with  you  about  fear they  said  so many  people  live  in  fear  these  days  they  drove  up all  four  of  them  in  a  small  car nice   boy  they  said beautiful  dogs they  said  so  friendly  the  man  ahead of  the  woman  the other  two  waiting  in  the  drive  I was  outside digging up the garden no one home I said what   are  you  selling   anyway  I'm   not  interested  I said  well  you  have  a  nice  day  they  said  here's  our card  there's   a  phone  number  you  can  call  anytime any  other   houses  down  this  road  anyone  else   live here  we'd  like  to  talk  to  them  about  living  in  fear