124: iron permanence

the permanence of a thing the iron frog on the wood painted shelf of no regard yet holding a space there beside the yellowing daisies

123: i wanted

no more 9 months rain chill delicious break of 90 days fleeting wild blackberry vines never tamed evergreen lushly perpetuate against grey lexington he said is a simply six hour drive boys would be happy to visit have visits sold we packed up little belongings took...

122: i want to but it will be too hot

to sit before computer screen type words into lines into paragraphs into chapters wonder at life in my head as focus shifts eyes clear to the room around me but I must seal gutters water gardens prune roses stake beans weed raspberry beds sweep dead grass from...

120: a month of junes

no thing takes precedence except maybe turning the hose handle as it makes that low squeal of water come through the pipes and that small leak warm water on my hand letting gentle drops of pressurized dew spill over edges of petunias and lilacs geraniums and...

119: what does a poet know of real life

with words tumbling through their heads as they rise and make the morning coffee is it french press or drip pour over or a shot do poets ascribe to a certain blend agreed upon in the ethers of their mental causeways because by nature poets are interior creatures for...