Poem Category: Miscellaneous

Village hall

first night dampens

the girl‘s violin.

Lily pad

in the frog‘s eye

the dragonfly‘s measure.

Home alone

gluing mother‘s vase

he says a little prayer.

Grandmother‘s garden

wiping the damp mosses

from her sand-stone seats.

Too far to reach

my son‘s loose shoe laces

in the escalator‘s teeth.

Girl‘s night out…

our lay-in morning

with her wine and smoky breath.

Mouse in the corn

some scarecrow shade

under the old girl‘s dress.

Lightning

choking the howl

from the dog‘s collar.

Morning rush

the lift operator‘s cough

for the pretty girl.

In the jade Buddha

almost a heartbeat…

almost heard.