Prairie Dog Play For Me

Prairie dog play for me
      Stroke my heart
Open my eyes
      Burrow deep
Unlock memories
      Suck like with a straw
The magic potion
      The marrow
            Of wandering

Like Alice in the Wonderland
      Like Frodo in Rivendell
Like Galileo at the telescope
            Open this portal
      Let me see
The other side of the stethoscope
            Inward as much as
                  Across vast vistas

Come away from this trip
            Richer
      For having listened
For having learned

Prairie dog play for me
      Stroke my heart
Open my eyes
      Burrow deep
Unlock memories
      Suck like with a straw
The magic potion
      The marrow
            Of wandering


For Sketches
Denis J. Kelly
Jan. 18, 2012