Winter Biking

pedal power drives
squeaky cold machine. layers
make wind barrier.

Autumn #1

windblown snapdragons
magenta petals a-strewn
peep autumn's spoils

New Return

months of bated breath
exhale devolves writers block
sky winds lighten load

Blasted

still, in a wet rage
internal earthquake breaks, masked
frustration deepens

Moving #2

Caught in a known trap
Sorting piles, packing waylaid
Nose lost in a book

Midnight Snack

Albino spider
Poised at midnight post, doubled
In bathroom mirror

Late Summer

squeezing in last few
summertime shenanigans
before fall's briskness

Moving #1

always pack books first
accomplish much, familiar
objects, last to miss

Governor's Island Poetry Fest

Ode to young poets:
don't be so serious; find
humor in despair

Creative Chaos

Protect the tenants.
Block the attic. Let the squir-
rels and bats swelter

Early A.M. Scene

A/C unit tips
on ladder; evidence of
Something not quite right

Wasting Time

Ridiculous job
Selling airport credit cards
While shit flight delay

Cheetah Eyez

Who wants purple eyes?
Color contacts gone passe
Get rid of those things

Neighborhood Observations

barely sixteen, in
driveway sucking face. young love
can't wait for tomorrow

Winds of Change

shake loose new housing
hoping for blissful retreat
unexpected move

Bottom of the Pool

golden morning swim
hairball size of Las Vegas
minor distraction

Kittysitting #4

five a.m. wake up
call. Purring cat relaxed from
goodnight's sleep galore

Waiting

anticipation
can be agony when love
is on the line

4th of July

Fire on the hearth
Explosions pop in the sky
Families reunite

Day to Day, Life Goes On

Envy between friends
Healed instead of sealed
Grievance never shared