a haiku
Don’t recall meeting a human being at the megastore staffed by robots in the flesh
Melanie was waiting for the light… at 12th and Broadway when a large… a big truck and 10 gallon hat roar… right beside her. His truck cab lo… above her old Buick. His stereo b…
It’s a kindergarten soccer team and Jack’s the biggest kid. His father is the coach. The team is undefeated but there’s a problem
Two doves on a telephone wire wait tor the blue jays to finish e… bread put out for the birds. When the jays arrived, sparrows fled into the trees
Jack Bogan died last week, the la… of the Whippets, a garage band big in a small way back in the Sixties… The Whippets had a following in Chicago and its suburbs.
What if your parents had never met had never married had never yelled at each other
It isn’t a flophouse where Fred lives now but he calls it that a month after moving in and seeing his fellow
Let me be a star and shine in places darkness dwells or let me be a bell and ring in places
Being bipolar isn’t easy but it’s tougher when you’re poor and have to walk rather than ride
In that backyard three small trash cans had their place next to each other against the house.
Alive just one week, the Luna moth plastered to my screen door under porch light is pale green and beautiful.
After the Inauguration, perhaps he will take his family on vacatio… Hawaii’s an oasis during the winte… But in time he’ll watch for someth… that will challenge his skill set.
They’re widows, old and gray, bent over a quilting frame, sewing to meet a deadline for the next raffle
Robin on the lawn. Three hops and stops to listen. Somewhere must be spring. Donal Mahoney
They’ve been here for years two blue jays who live in our yard year round. In winter they’re silent at the feeder but screeching