Noisy Water is here

Noisy Water is a new anthology of poems by Whatcom County poets. Here is my contribution:

When Baker Blows

Will runners be frozen on their second,

or possibly third loop on the backside of Padden?

Will the Lynden faithful be found

sitting, on rock-hard pews,

attempting to appear deeply interested

in yet another droning preacher?

Will Lummi kids be caught forever playing chase

on the banks of the Nooksack?

Will cars be perpetually jammed at

border crossings in Blaine, Lynden and Sumas?

Will newborn calves be calcified suckling

their mother’s teats on farms around the county?

Will the neo-punk, quasi-hippie, post-grunge,

sort of goth street kids be forever huddled

on the corner of Railroad and Magnolia,

bantering with the spandex-clad city cops

astride their requisite bikes?

I wonder.

Will it be like Pompeii

when Baker finally blows?

Here's a link for more info: https://othermindpress.wordpress.com/noisy-water/