Poem 1589

Second hand book
a pencilled name
faint among the poems.

Poem 1573

A tiger moth settles
the green
of the black cat’s eyes.

Poem 1557

Train window
the way the single mother
keeps biting her nails.

Poem 1541

Bay tide ebbs
just the usual pelicans
sifting near the shore.

Poem 1525

A flash storm
no where for both of us
but Laurel’s umbrella.

Poem 1509

Railway cafe’
the ordered breakfast
shaped to fit all.

Poem 1493

Solitaire card games
next door’s daughters
all home safe tonight.

Poem 1477

Thai remains
on the throw away plates
cheap motel.

Poem 1461

Midnight swim
in the dunes between beer bottles
our summer clothes.

Poem 1445

Pet shop
for a while an old girl
with her Christmas list.