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A Thankful Tale
Bill Simmons

When I was young

“The dish ran away with the spoon.”

When I got older

The neighbor ran away with my wife.

I still believe

The cow jumps over the moon

And a cat can play the fiddle,

But I don’t laugh

“To see such sport”;

I thank him every day.

—
Bill Simmons, B.A. in English/Philosophy from Fresno State, focus on reading and writing poetry. Mentors: Peter Everwine, C. G. Hanzlicek, and Philip Levine. He reads at local colleges, DMACC, and started a writing group with the instructors. Conducts the writing group in Carroll, Iowa, where he lives.

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