Poem Category: All

Stray dog

first to the school yard

at holiday‘s end.

Dawn opens…

the faintest sweep of willows

over the river mud.

Sculptor‘s nude

polishing her finger

it suddenly breaks.

Boy‘s tennis ball

the hallway vase

tipped to fall.

In the showroom car

the man sits for some time

then … then walks out.

Sepia photographs

each boy‘s war comes

with a different pose.

Home renovations

my husband discovering

another woman‘s letters.

Coffee break

reading a fashion magazine

the sculptor‘s nude.

Midnight swim

our hands wiping moonshine

from each other‘s face.

White water rapids

tear at our clothes in fury

yet their taste is sweet.