Issue 6: Scott T. Starbuck

by Paula Lietz

Sign

Deer carcass,

cougar track.

Blue heron feathers,

coyote track.

Shura’s ashes in river,

flowers in stone.

Eagle shadow,

no eagle.

How to fish the wind

You start by listening 40 years

so it can put you through enough

to see if you are worthy

of what it has to say.

Most people can’t listen that long

so they have to get the message

second hand from the trees.

The “Sign” poem is based on Scott T. Starbuck’s partner, the painter and writer Shura Young, who died on April 27, 2011.  Shura Young's paintings are at The Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery. Starbuck’s clay art is at The Spirit of the Salmon Fund, and he maintains a web site and 31-minute interview at Poets & Writers Directory.

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