Scott Rinkle
Scott has a wrinkle across his brow
that somehow makes us all calm down now.
Wiener dogs, puffy pups, and three billy goats gruff —
they're not the only things that make him tough.
His false front says, “I HATE ENGLISH,” — but wait —
inside, he whispers, “I contemplate...”
Nature. (And, psst... English is just human nature, anyway.)
Eatonville calls him, and he’s strong.
He just might choose to go along
with those who learn by living large —
off the grid, beyond the yard.
Brick-and-mortar may not be his style,
but he's learned to raise his voice, no guile —
to speak his mind, no apologies,
just Thoreau, or Whitman... and his favorite trees.
Mr. Rinkle knows twice as much as half of us in here.
Mini ponies pull him. He pole-bends, too.
And oh — the boy loves tractors. That much is true. clr 2012