by heart
rigor 
gets off 
some 
more than 
others
like 
clouds 
over town 
finally 
working
on rain 
and a 
night
too easily 
wet
so 
how best 
to handle 
the day’s 
cagey 
rhythms
given all 
of the 
songs 
i know 
by heart
wet grasses
with actual 
thanks
to the game 
of baseball
and a nod 
in time
to most 
of california
nothing cooler
than maine’s 
wet grasses
rooting 
the vagaries
propelling 
my days
there’s still
“Wendell Simonson is the Vice President of Marketing at Eco-Products in 
Boulder and has been writing poetry for most of his life.”
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