hypno bass player
electric rhythms vibrate
deep down low
(for randini)
Month: September 2014
Leaves
the wind roars
dry leaves skitter
giggling
Standing
his smile walked away
his face was left
just standing there
Barbecue
on this evening run
i just might climb your fence and
eat your barbecue
Flute
in the space between
the flute player and the sun
notes and rays embrace
(for cesar)
Prediction
the calendar reads
‘fall begins’ — a season or
prediction of love?
Rainbow
gray clouds hang low
their undersides poked by a
rainbow umbrella
Poker
executives meet
someone deals a silent stink
poker faces
Saltwater
warm sandy bed
the stars pull up a blanket
of saltwater
Disappears
she’s leaving again
her face appears, disappears
through glazed bus windows
Scotland
scotland votes —
the chapel’s wooden angel
plays the bagpipes
(inspired by news stories about Scotland’s historic vote for independence from the UK)
Puppeteer
lover puppeteer
fingers gently pulling strings
that arch her back
Listen
listen
a child’s unheard voice
speaks loudly
Sticky
world leaders meet —
thick and sticky issues
stain expensive shoes
(inspired by a news story about an ISIS crisis meeting among world leaders)
Dirty
dirty eyeglasses
his future
is unclear
Click
airstrikes announced
click — the key turns in the lock
on pandora’s box
Sweat
a love note written
by fingertip on foggy glass
drips of sweat
Mountaintop
from a mountaintop
all pettiness drifts away
with the passing clouds
Fall
full september moon
illuminates the silence
a falling leaf
Racer
he straddles her tight
leaning her into the turns
motorcycle racer
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