Controversy Puffs It

pine needles
curl toward the
sun, refuse to wither
in the summer drought; I...

evergreen conifer
takes nature's lesson -
the acorn oath, heart
protected by the shell,

no need
to get sappy -
spring will come again;

erotica builds
fall bird nests with
dandelion fluff and
windborne wild turkey
feathers, enough to pack
the clit hood with insulation
for the season; controversy
puffs it -

spit; and
spit again,

outlaw spirit
pipes up, high
country prospers
its mountain daughters -
hollywood's creek runs akin
to the scene locator's idea of
what water looks like from this
side; she scopes the location and
knows she's got it right for what the
writer saw -

continuous flow
and output that runs
deep in a shallow world -

and what
the writer saw
left behind in a mural -

where prophetic
visitation invites the
spirit of the old west -

controversy puffs it

Copyright Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist