Darrell Petska
Darrell Petska retired after more than 30 years as an editor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before university life, he worked as a psychiatric tech/caseworker and nursing home evaluator. His poetry has appeared in Bolts of Silk, Red Fez, San Pedro River Review, Scissors & Spackle, Lummox, Verse Wisconsin, Blast Furnace and elsewhere.
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Rest Stop at the BP Adams toting lumber jack pine ponderosa loblolly Paul Bunyan meet Pee-wee Herman Kong dong ding sissy sinks spittooey monsieur coiffure chest thumping v-necked gorilla guts shhhhh— through the looking glass lightly spritzed Eves flush and puff their breasts coo coo coo Last Words "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something." - Pancho Villa 1. Refuse death nothing is worse than life. Fight on the devil waits in our cots. Give no quarter show mercy only to your horse. 2. Sofia. Isabella. Valentina. Julieta. Gabriela. Antonella. Isidora. Fiorella. Fernanda. Natalia. Emilia. Lucia. Romina. Manuela. Bianca. Elisa. Maria. Maria. Maria. 3. Mesquite. Hawthorne. Holly. Acacia. Olive. Plum. Rabbit. Fox. Bear. Lion. Buzzard. Eagle. Shrike. Snake. Shark. Alligator. Hornet. Ant. Fly. 4. Sycophants. Maligners. Imbeciles. Fools. Nincompoops. Bastards. Blowhards. Pricks. Neer-do-wells. Assholes. Tourists. Trolls. 5. Looks like this is it. Always wanted to go out on my horse. Names Words It 6. Nunc ornare, purus id lobortis. Lacinia diam in nisi molestie, quis malesuada. Amet nulla, aliquet et lorem, Achoo. Night Bus space debris Dakota galaxy stasis equivocation tuna chips primordial hungers collidings implosions silent masked nolo comprende eyes trailing buffalo dreams twinklings floaters aliens havened home
Darrell Petska retired after more than 30 years as an editor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before university life, he worked as a psychiatric tech/caseworker and nursing home evaluator. His poetry has appeared in Bolts of Silk, Red Fez, San Pedro River Review, Scissors & Spackle, Lummox, Verse Wisconsin, Blast Furnace and elsewhere.
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