Ziggy Stardust fell
Ground Control to Major Tom
Planet Earth is blue
kissing
your napping face-
Summer lightning
Post Burial
The old folk play
Spades
July sun
A new basketball
too big to palm
Autumn afternoon-
the mailman sorts thru
the yard
Hopscotch-
earthworms curl
on the sidewalk
Deep Insomnia-
A neighbor's
alarm
Wine glass-
The long tilt of
Her lips
April winds-
Spending a new
umbrella
The white king
rocks under attack-
March wind
Talking to herself
in two coats
July haze
White cat
under the Laundry’s awning-
Spring shower
Snow flurries
from nose to shovel
beads of sweat
country curve
A goose in the road
honking
quivering
in the front yard-
frosted grass
A belly
swollen with gurgles-
New Moon
Staring
into a smartphone-
sunset
Crescent moon-
A sliver of cake wanes
in the urinal
Under the moonlight
the serious moonlight-
Marsh reeds dance
Interview-
The poet says
"No comma"
Morning fog
Lingering on the tongue
Earl Grey
Two Trains Running-
Boyfriend on hold
for the husband
Words wrap
around six croaker-
Muhammad Speaks
August afternoon-
The dog licks
an empty bowl
Purring
under the quilt-
Not my cat
Waiting
in a long line for work-
Black ants
Cherry blossoms
glisten with dew-
New lipstick
Memorial Day-
Googling a knot
for the hanging chair
Horizon
A railing
Boardwalk
The last edit
written in red-
Paper cut
First trimester-
The kick of the shrimp
curry
Visiting Room phone-
The long echo of that
last sentence
A quick-blown kiss
high heels its way into
the Etheridge night
Late students-
Missing the
Syllabus
Pine Barrens-
A buzzsaw cuts into
the silence
Full moon-
The sudden O of
a Glock's muzzle
Low tide-
The ocean also has
Morning Breath
Call to prayer-
The transit bus stops
kneels
Both queens
off the board-
Chess widows
April drizzle-
The gutters gush with
cherry blossoms
Unable to shake
the strength of his hand-
Poker nemesis
Nightfall-
The descent of a tear
gas canister
Riot police-
A broken arrow of
overhead geese
Peeking into
the abandoned cars-
Low winter sun
Airport Terminal-
The morning sky dons
a blue cap
Bumping
into the chairs-
Blind Date
New Years Eve-
Fewer and fewer cubes
in the glass
Winter Solstice-
The long blackness of
a Stretch Limo
Pebble in a puddle-
The moon under a scrim of clouds
Grayish beard-
Yet still playing
with action figures
of speech.
December night-
A little bit of Frost
on the syllabus
Hung jury-
None of the strung up sneakers
are gray
Full Moon-
A clean look at the rim
under the lights
Shrimp Gumbo-
Waiting for the flame
to rise
Casino exit-
Losing everything
but my shadow
Half a crayon-
Our son gets a taste
of the blues
Brick wall
written in cursive-
His pee
December 1st-
Footsteps falling
in the rain
Trailer Park
A murder in broad daylight-
Crows on a branch
Outside the club
Stamped on the back of a hand
Full Moon
