Amusing

Each night peonies
cinch each petal
like a book around
a reader. Now settle.

Congrats to the warriors:
Richard and Mildred Loving.
Fifty years and five victories
A golden state of mind.

 

Door one or door two?
Tap the wall for beams.
Take a swing between them;
there’s another door it seems.

tales of the light
nature’s ave maria
come here white
boy, that’s an idea

Take a breath
here we go
leave a wreath
for that ego

There’s somewhere between
Once more into the breach
And loungin on the beach
Don’t just pick your battles, count them.

I’ve shot that shot
Time and time again
Steady clip to fingertips
It’s not an if but when.

Pregnant, she rests my palm below
her belly button where she was
once connected. You’re moving
To me. Hello, kiddo, hello.

Don’t get a hitch in your gitalong.
It goes without saying.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
In for a penny, in for a pound.

Kiddo, if you’re gonna break up,
do it in person. Your grandma would
put a live crab in a hot boil herself,
often after doling out a slug of gin each.