Sonnet to Heal a Fractured Knee and other works by Eero Ruuttila
Eero Ruuttila is the Farm manager for Nesenkeag Farm, a 65 acre, certified organic farm on the banks of the Merrimack River in Litchfield, NH. Eero has won recognition for pioneering bio-intensive sustainable methods and is a well-known speaker at organic farming conferences throughout the Northeast region. His innovative work with field pea and oats, vetch and rye, to promote healthy soil, is renown. He is a poet and photographer as well.
Semina Blues
A persistence of the past in the present
coffee stains on unwashed linen
old sutured bones, the glow of sepia ink
uncut grass, fields of thick pollen & ruined buildings
transparent nudes in Mississippi.a bitter tasting bone is found passing a black cat through golden teeth
striking a match, acid kiss of burnt orange,
a bit of showmanship in the rounded sweetness of honey.all of them all wild as them,
she said, "Meet me tonight in the cornfield
(creaking & rustling cornstalks)
the Jupiter of the Southwest sinks below Venusit was the last nail
it's always like that, before the fall
new graveyard voices lifting crossroads gravel.
Sonnet to Heal a Fractured Knee
It cannot always demand to be put to use
time,
roullez-vous les bon temps
one thought of the many
to roll while punches land
a Punch & Judy show on the grassy banks of the Seine
if I can't show up in person I'll play it back for
memory
the will over comfort, dusty shades are drawn
& my big black gothic toe wiggles to & fro
& my stitched knee remains locked down at Ground Zero
Frida Kahlo had her braces; I've got mine
fake rice paper styles drawer
what paintbrush will my laptop splash across?