Wait for a sign that
spring's here and summer will come—
first dandelions.
Son of Poseidon
failed to obey the laws of
hospitality.
While we curse the dark,
solstice slips past—you can see
the sun sets later.
Outdoor speakers blare
Drummer Boy once too often—
where's my bazooka?
In ghetto Walmart
three hundred ceiling spy cams
fail to prevent crime.
January sun:
too low to give much warmth and
always in your eyes.
Dry and bitter night—
exhaled breath froze my nose hair,
snow squeaked underfoot.
Mrs. Lallier's
clothesline pulley screeches like
a bluejay at dawn.
Oakleys cap his head;
he cups his chin in his hand.
Yuppie waits for train.
Shrine at the road's edge:
not so invulnerable,
teens crash and perish.
Spanish on cellphone
at yankee Dunkin Donuts:
change is in the air.
In the three decker,
rude neighbor may burn in hell:
he practices drums.
Moist breeze from the south.
Why not in January,
when cold dry skin cracks?
Food chain's unsung links,
microbes, maggots, and vultures.
Carrion diet.
Perfume tendrils creep
downwind from sweet pepper bush.
Summer starts to end.
At sun-dried ballfield
waist-level barn swallows eye
three dogs and their man.
Sweaty August day,
sledge meets steel post, muffled ping.
Up goes new mailbox.
Clothesline in March breeze,
cotton breathes wintry freshness.
Spider in my shorts.
Calm and snow explode,
southbound chaos flashes by—
express train snow wake.
Snow melts on windshield,
won't leave the car 'til it's done—
Mozart symphony.
Hurled catalpa pods
eddy under bridge, sea-bound.
Atlantic beckons.
Naked trees reveal
flat-top houses, navy grey;
red and blue last year.
Russet dogwoods shed;
crushing acorns, ankles twist.
Sluggish katydid.
Ladybug legions
swirl on sun-warmed surfaces.
Long journey starts soon.
Earth meets horse chestnut,
spikes, silky baby's bottom.
Marbled brown and gold.
Maples hint at red,
dragonfly climbs my finger.
Fearless predator.
Rainy afternoon.
Chop, boil, garlic, basil, salt.
Chicken soup appears.
Beach chair in driveway,
Spring peepers, Brit crossword, beer.
Nirvana is mine.