lawn mowing shoesgreen into summer—shirtless sweat sheen

hum a little ditty:ladybugs flower flitripped screen flaps

july moon bendingslides between sheetsa sonata compressed

half of what isowed is less thanfreedom’s promise:the debt long over-due, the agency’smen at the door& they are hereto stay; get usedto it—we draggedthem here byour own undoing& now it is timeto pay what wehave avoided,squirmed out of,broken promisesof check in the mail& fair […]

rain again &all night thefrog chorusisn’t surewhether tosing mezzopiano ormezzo forte& settles onfortissimoso I hopethe heronhas a goodbreakfast

rain delay:green fields blossomcleat marks

lawns buzz with suburbanites & theircrisscross plots mixedwith soiled sob stories,the world a reality showrun by ink-mad producershell-bent on canned applause& percentage points & meanwhilenext door Kenny admires a beer canfrom the deck of a Cub Cadetfinally enjoying the privilegedlife of a bastard with […]