i found a discarded memory
in the blueness
of my mind
it was covered with
an outgrowth of a
child that lived
in a treehouse
covered with a protrusion of green
it was in the wee hours
of that foggy morning
when small birds
created new songs
from old images
sketched from the projection
of knotted twine from their nest
painted with
emotional whispers
that was an outgrowth of
of their love
James is a retired professor and octogenarian. He is a twice Best of the Net nominee and four-time Pushcart nominee. He has had five poetry books, The Silent Pond, Ancient Rhythms, LIGHT, Solace Between the Lines, and Serenity, 1775 poems, five novels, and thirty-five short stories published in scores of national and international magazines, anthologies, and books. He earned his doctorate from BYU, and his BS and MA from California State Polytechnic University, SLO. He lives in Santa Ynez, California, with his wife Sandy, and a dog named Scout. His great, great aunt and uncle, Sarah Morgan Bryan, and John James Piatt were prolific poets in the 1800s.