Three Places in New Mexico

I. A Land that I Heard of Once
An enchanting fairy-tale moment before an enchanting fairy-tale opera, amidst tailgating operamanes quaffing dolcetto and chowing on caprese salads (but those tomatoes sure were tasty) [Santa Fe Opera parking lot]

II. Clouds for Detective L- (A Tempest before The Tempest)

Am I a purist?
I guess that's the surest
Explanation for why
That libretto set my
Poor teeth a-grindin',
With rhymes you might find in
A middle schooler's cahier.
For more fun, try my way:
Come on-a my place
To watch Powder Her Face.

[At the crest of Ten Thousand Waves]

III. Georgia on My Mind
"It's my private mountain. God told me if I painted it often enough, I could have it." -Georgia O'Keeffe [view of Pedernal from Ghost Ranch]

Comments

[climclam]

Certain former English majors
Keel o'er silly inane rhyme
But lo! With "Scamel, what's scamel?"
Oakes scores one true clever line.