bard of the streets

the bother(poem)

mucky duck "97
corpus christi
reasons i love san antonio
mustang island
On being "down & out" in America
speaking to youth mission groups
awesome illusion???
fireworks(graphics)
"pictures at my exhibition"
r u tired of graphics yet?
graphics again
sick Christmas graphics
some of my favorite graphics
some favorite graphics
my photos and graphics
The Secret Life Of Garbage(poem)
The Bridge(poem)
Tom Joad-Re-visited(poem)
Vision(poem)
The road(poem)
Continuous Moment Of Clarity(poem)
"Paid To Care"(poem)
for ntombi(poem)
for my fantasy woman(within my dreams)(poem)
morganna of the dream(poem)
the bother(poem)
sirens' call(poem)
beach fantasy(poem)
will i be mist?(poem)
whisper assassination blues(poem)
early morning/san francisco(poem)
middle age angst(poem)
bad dog!(poem)
dandelion(poem)

beneath the sea, an oyster
met a tiny grain of sand
said the oyster,"you're a bother,
you'll never be something so grand!"
well, a diver brought up that oyster,
shucked it open,then jumped! in surprise
what once had been, that grain of sand,
was delight to his old, weary eyes!


a thing of such great beauty!
yes,that tiny,grain of sand
what had been seen, as a bother,
was the pearl that he held in his hand.
"now take this pearl my daughter,
as you wear it, please, never forget!
they, who some people view as a bother,
may be pearls who they haven't yet met


Copyright ©2004 Andrew R. Thornton