Political Dreams
By Barbara Peckham
To the far left
Of right
Is in between
Where truth
Rolls in the grass
Hiding underneath
Gay red flowers
That deceive
The eye and
Lies flourish
Like poppies
Opium dreams
Dulling the senses
To all
But the noise
Of the approaching
Lawnmower
Barbara Peckham has lived on Martha’s Vineyard since 2001. A retired teacher, in 2011 she published a book of poetry, “A Jar of Summer.”
