Caroline Gerardo : November 2017

Monday, November 27, 2017

New York Times Nazi Interview

NYT Interview with Nazi horse

Are You

bleach steed

chalky Arabian

Royal Lipizzaner

Russian Kabardin

pasty aristocrat

ivory thoroughbred

intelligent eyes

milky swan necks

ballerina blue bearings

black bred out mules

Olympic dressage champions

ghastly abled racehorses

You recall when Alchimist was murdered by soldiers when the stallion refused to load onto a truck?

You recall when Heather D. Heyer was murdered by a alabaster man who wore a gastly hoody?

You recall when the Ku Klux Klan commits murders in the name of "we are better, pure light."

You recall bloodless pallid tiki torches recruiting children?

You recall blaming antifa for olive garden swastikas while you chant?

"Sautéing minced garlic with chili flakes and wait for his [sic] gospel of white nationalism to boil."

I love ancient tarpans.

Brown duns with black stripes,

thick necks but lightening fast.

Unlike domestic pasty horses,

their coats lighten in winter,

ermine and arctic creatures,

naturally blending

in with the snowy

- white landscape.
Pure Navajo white.

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Ponies Poem

Scrub the Kerr jar of

canned tomato, basil

sunshine sauce from

heirloom varieties—

Cherokee Chocolate

Anna Russian,

Emerald Giant

Kelloggs Breakfast

And Mortgage Lifter

the seedling M C Boyle

created, paid his house

off in full with the spell.

Save the water of

fire hydrant carried

by Phil yes fill er up

with clean city—

drips not the ecoli

from opal mining

and old timers who

buried trash cars,

whole rusted roofs,

creosote railroad ties,

and shit contaminates,

into the meadow well.

Sing to the horses

imported from Iceland

rare breed of steppe pony

dance the O circus—

oh no, too cruel to write

feed pets non- GMO

organic yeast not like bread

fresh cut alfalfa still green

omega 3 for inflammation

chia and sunflower seeds,

blush rose hips, red clover,

and dandelion leaves.

In the barn they dwell.

See the Kerr jar

washed by waterfall

turn kaleidoscope

for it's treasure—

boiled water for tea

held gooseberry jam,

expressed milk for babies,

and a tadpole or turtle.

Bleached by the moon,

protected copper fireflies

blows a crack in my hand.

Blood swirls a carmel spell.

Ponies Poem

Happy Thanksgiving

Icelandic ponies

Caroline Gerardo Copyright November 23, 2017 all rights reserved
images from Iceland trip

Monday, November 20, 2017

Judge Me

judge me

with iridescent wings

waterproof fur

webbed paddles

wild claws

whistle laugh

wise memory

judge me

who are you

weighty man

with excuses

judge me

Caroline Gerardo poem November 20, 2017 © copyright

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Ranch Life Sonnet

ranch life

cowgirl pokes sepia fire under Wolf Moon

evergreen scrub land dulls coyotes croon

save ash it's useful for compost and soap

up at dawn another mouse in the trap

no corrupt cop plants cocaine in a pack

smoking winchester rifle has my back

animal hierarchies, strong is fair

men destroy the last acres of free air

ranch life

bleach the barn to kill rust carrying mites

in mourning solar dulls without the lights

save hard earned money government will tax

kill all thieving evil with a broad axe

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Letter to Son At College

My Dear Son:

While you are away at college this year is challenging. You experience financial and emotional loss. Thefts of laptops, phone, engineering calculators and broken car windows during midterms cause frustration. You survive missing friends and girlfriend breakups. Living with a crowd of entitled kids is a mess.
All loss of stuff – can be fixed.

I struggle with three jobs. Writing is solitary, mortgage banking is brutal and cleaning up neighbor’s ranch is exercise but wearing on the joints. I work to pay for your college for you to avoid the yoke of student loans. I’m disappointed you won’t be home for Thanksgiving, but understand. You’re a grown man. Consider the choices of your future.

My advice:

Make backups of your college data work on the laptop – google docs, apple, AND a memory stick.
Work harder at school. If an assignment requires two hours labor, give it six.
Earn a voice in the classroom as the most caring student.
Review where you park –the car break, the hit and run, and the smashing in of the trunk are events related to location. Your college town is not safe. Drug people, thieves and the desperate continue to wreak havoc. Park in well lit areas. When going to your car at night it is great to carry that cane, be aware of unusual action around you. I texted you the auto place that can add a louder alarm. Drop the car off, use our joint account.
Lock your doors. Lock your room door. Don’t leave the new laptop in the trunk.
Take a few moments before you react to problems.
Smile and make friends on campus
Act beneficially to others.
Be a helper.
Thank God often.
Rather than ask “what’s in it for me?” Stand up to serve.

You have the tools to find your joy. Some days will be bad, some not much happens; but work with clarity and when you do your best, feel good. I love you.

With all my heart,

Mom

לראות מהרה בתפארת עוזך, להעביר גלולים מן הארץ והאלילים כרות יכרתוון לתקן עולם במלכות ש-די
Tikkun olam a Hebrew description to act constructively