Ross, Dennis

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Volume 34Issue 1 Summer Article 188-15-2018Gazebo in the ParkDennis RossAbstractWalnut shells are centeredFollow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/westviewPart of the Fiction Commons, Nonfiction Commons, Photography Commons, and the PoetryCommonsThis Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals atSWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Westviewby an authorized administrator of SWOSU Digital Commons. For moreinformation, please contact phillip.fitzsimmons@swosu.edu.Recommended CitationRoss, Dennis (2018) "Gazebo in the Park," Westview: Vol. 34 : Iss. 1 , Article 18.Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/westview/vol34/iss1/1863volume 34, number 162Gazebo in the Park Walnut shells are centered on the concrete gazebo floor all within a small circle.A small child’s gathered treasure?I slip away to the lawn,and the world pond quiets.A grizzled squirrel carries in a walnut,holds it like a chalice, gnaws out the nut, and leaves the shell within the circle, then repeats herself time and again.A squirrel shaman?  An artist?    An eccentric?If I dump a bag of shelled walnuts into the circle, would I encourage a new religion,reward an artist,or just froth the mind of Crazy Alice?by Dennis Ross

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