A PRAIRIE VILLANELLE
If prairie wheels again had I
I’d chew the gravel and the air
with prairie roads to fly
I’d plume the earth into sky
to show them I was there
If prairie wheels again had I
Past placed where dead neighbours lie
I’d not linger, who would dare
with prairie roads to fly
Dust to dust gets in your eye
I’d look for other things to share
if prairie wheels again had I
Then greener farmyards I’d pass by
in mem-mirages free of care
with prairie roads to fly
I’d roll past all that makes you cry
afloat I sunsets clear and fair
in prairie wheels again had I
with prairie roads to fly