My Work; Their Work

Trying to make time,

Pause my work to call Congress,

Ensure they do theirs.

Fourth Reich?

Some say, "About time!"
Others insist: the Fourth Reich.

I am frightened, tired.

Family of Trees

Cedar, Fir, & Pine,

A family in mourning.
Pine Beetles march on.

Undermined

Can you undermine

Authority that isn't?

Must it first exist?

In Memoriam: Burton

Loyal & loving,

A maniac for a ball,

Deluxe-sized lap dog.

Darkest Hour

May adage prove true:
Always darkest before dawn--
Trump's presidency

Tears

Beauty's tears well up--

Lashes flutter, words halt flight--

Not salty but sweet.

High Fashion

Fashion Industry,

Who do you think you're kidding?
Those things do not match.

Beautiful

Looking beautiful

Isn't important; rather, 

One ought to feel it.

Dry

Sought inspiration

And found the ink well ran dry

But still had to write.

A Murder of Crows

Watch them proudly strut,

Dark feathers agleam at dawn,

Suave, car park snackers.

The Dating Name Game

My roommates and I

Dated interesting men

And gave them nicknames.

There was Bad Devin;

Jesus Horse, Code-Name: Drain Pipe;

Cardboard Boy (boring);

Mechoopda David;

Ashes Fall From My Heart; and

Nail in the Coffin.

Absence Does Not Make the Heart Grow Fonder

After 5:30.

*Expletive*! Where is the bus?
50 people wait.

Muslim

Muslim on my bus

Holds her cell phone close and speaks.
What emerges? "Duuuuuuuuuude!"

Sea Foam

Silky blue ripples

Sea foam caressed by a breeze

Her headscarf enchants.

Recovery

Vigilant, constant

Work now turns toward balance

Recovering self.

Beaker

Thoughtful, down-turned mouth;

Wide eyes; cloaked in white lab coat;

Like Muppet: Beaker.

Persistent

Sometimes strong meets tired

And the victor uncertain,

But we fight onward.

Stories

Recount adventures;
Spin me a yarn or fable;

Tell me a story.

Delight in the Sun

Delight in the sun

Even when hid' behind clouds.

Whoa! A metaphor.