Our first online poetry submission comes to us courtesy of Mike ThePoet Sonksen.
ARROYO VILLANELLE
Arts & Crafts flourished in the Arroyo Seco.
Chaparral hills with underground water flow,
Most of the time, the dry creek’s slow.
Homesteaders built craftsman homes
A Century ago in Sycamore Grove.
Arts & Crafts flourished in the Arroyo Seco.
Poets & artists like Charles Fletcher Lummis
Settled in the lush landscape of wooded oaks.
Most of the time, the dry creek’s slow.
The river ran wild a long time ago,
The concrete came for flood control.
Arts & Crafts flourished in the Arroyo Seco.
Figueroa is the intersection of the Avenues.
The river tunnels, the canvas for crews.
Most of the time, the dry creek’s slow.
Everything changed when the freeway was built.
Concrete covered flowing water below.
Arts & Crafts flourished in the Arroyo Seco.
Most of the time, the dry creek’s slow.
—Mike The Poet Sonksen
Mike Sonksen, also known as, Mike the Poet, is a 3rd-generation LA native acclaimed for poetry performances, published articles & legendary city tours. Poet, journalist, historian, tour guide, and teacher, he graduated from the University of California Los Angeles and is currently pursuing an advanced degree at California State University Los Angeles. Sonksen’s book I AM ALIVE IN LOS ANGELES! has been added to the curriculum of several universities. And he wrote this bio.
Here’s a link: http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/landofsunshine/la-letters/
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