Under Pressure

joined insomniacs'
anxious tossing at night's peak
puzzle my troubles

Unseasonable Lushness

first understory
winter stump, once dry - renewed
emerge spring emerald

Totem Animal

most tired moment
lake loon appears; call haunting
hooting wildness

Aftermath

Two bags of frozen
Corn, one on each shin - draining
Soreness out of legs

Athlete's Secret

Surreptitiously
Sucking sports gel in alley
During ten mile run

Physics at Work

centrifugal force
mass, distance, pistons; concepts
never used before

Snowy Blast Where None Should Be

even hearty folk
consternate at green leaf tips
buried in spring snow

To Listen; To Be Heard

What a lucky thing!
Explore idea like ripe
squash: texture and heft.

First Bike to Work Day

In mist: Two loons float
Chilly lake waters calm and
serene. Call rings out.

Street Life

Two-foot tall mohawk
Pointed spires, eight ten a.m.
Must sleep in a chair

New Discoveries

Arch blisters-kaput
Super secret weapon poised
Duct tape fixes all

Vocabulary Challenge #3: Zoonotic

Caught something from your
illegal tiger. New field:
urban zoonotics.

Bad dreams/Nightmares

Spiders in stockings
Itchy red bumps on ankles,
Calves, knees. Nylon snap.

Signs of Spring #3

through picture window
runners in shorts sweatin' pace
5 o'clock: my turn

Signs of Spring #2

duck dug a few holes
in the muddy hedgerow, which
contains this year's eggs?

Epic

Workplace with a slide.
Homegrown mega-corp employs.
Sixties swinging chairs.