Midwest Observations

Innocence is a canning jar
filled with fireflies

that are released
in the morning.

If goats eat garlic weed
their milk is soured;

feed them sweet
grain.

When salt is applied,
skinned frog legs

twitch.

A horse is like underwear.
It should be worn by

the same person.

The world is not flat;
neither is the Midwest

entirely.

Never tease a bull
or a brother who is taller

than you are.

Respect nature, admire
its beauty, but never refuse

to eat it for dinner.