Witch Belles of Batwater (2017)

oracular history need nest in no mystery
just ask the Belles of Batwater;
   like towels wrung from sister seas,
   tales drip from hoodoo alma mater.

fields full of cars and attending tent homes,
riverside dock, the stage;
    yachts intermingle with hobos and gnomes
    our children magnificently crazed

pot luck spreads mimic the Columbia,
dish after dish the best hippy grub ever;
   music sunset chases, if moribund ya
   just go fer coffee& talk witty-clever

   swooping gnat gobbling, night denizens party
   the Witches of Batwater, nocturnal, less warty
   



12-28-17
Portland