Little arms ripped out of their sockets, belly devoured down to the backbone while Honey was at work. How could a dog named Eddie do such a thing? Sheriff said it was her fault for not feeding the animal. Is there such a thing as food for thought? "Had no business leaving them kids alone nohow." Honey Dripper, Honey Dripper (whose legal name was Eartha Romance) had three children -- Mona Lisa Romance Paul Romance Molly Romance -- all born under morning stars and out of wedlock, and each to a different silent or lost father. One's dead and the other two they say are out there in the State's hands. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONGS FOR TWO SEASONS: 1. AFTER GRAVE ILLNESS by CAROL FROST A SUMMER'S GARDEN by ROBERT FROST DOMESDAY BOOK: HENRY BAKER, AT NEW YORK by EDGAR LEE MASTERS DOMESDAY BOOK: THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: COONEY POTTER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |