MOUNTAIN TALK

We were talking,
My son and I as we
climbed and hiked
through the mountains
in Salt Lake City
What is this path call I asked
Davenport Trail he replied
How did it get that name?
There is a long flat rock
where people sit to rest 
It is like a couch so they
called the trail after it
 
Watch for snakes he said
There’s one now but
it was just a little one
They are the worst as
their venom is powerful
It reminds me of that
line drawing I bought in
Santa Fe at a thrift store of
a guy jumping over a snake
You have to be careful
 
Funny how they name streets
Library Street by the Library
Forest Avenue, University Avenue
State Street, Main Street
Washington, Jefferson and Madison
Apple, Walnut, Maple, and Cedar
First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
There is a reason for all
There is an antidote of
a women in Des Moines,
the capitol of Iowa
who was goosed on Grand,
but thought it was Pleasant
 
Out where I live they are
mostly county roads so
they are all numbered
Not in numerical order either
so you just have to know
They are mostly gravel but
some are paved
Keep watching for snakes, Dad
You have to know that, too       

Stanski  
May 28, 2020 ^