Ten Short Poems by JD Nelson

 

dang-upp

 

uh, d.

ev.

 

 

fancy iron rose

 

green mice

a rocketship

 

the cleanup tree

 

 

wooden wōden

 

ohm, would-be

weds.

 

 

sloe (aloe)

 

brutal is the knock

adore a dormouse

 

 

microph

 

one

two

 

 

L

 

last day of 50

Italian licorice

 

 

stars key

 

allodium, or

allium

(an ornamental

onion)?

 

 

sci-inch

 

schubert tree

mutter

 

 

xopeny

 

cloffery

clown-up

 

clearky

 

 

mini mum

 

boulder

boiled

            b. boxes

 

 

J. D. Nelson (b. 1971) experiments with words in his subterranean laboratory. His poetry has appeared in many small press publications, worldwide, since 2002. He is the author of several collections of poetry, including Cinderella City (The Red Ceilings Press, 2012). Visit http://MadVerse.com for more information and links to his published work. Nelson lives in Colorado, USA.