Category: urban / city
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Urban Sun
An urban sun does not smudge lipstick On the collar of the sky Leave glitter on shouldered landscapes It wakes under bushes in the park Bathes like Bathsheba on the roof Slides down a flagpole in the school yard Struts on Main Street Glistens sweaty on front stoops at midday Towards evening it disappears around…
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what about dead fish?
water drowns city noise a sign says, Alligators May Live Here plastic snake, ziploc baggie small stuffed bear and pieces of driftwood on the shore turtles sunbathe on rocks long-legged birds stalk the rapid edge butterflies flit around dead fish 6-4-21
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Enigmatic man II
it’s been most of a year since Enigmatic Man roamed our streets picked through trash saved treasures before city trucks come to carry it away vacant stare sulk of shoulders shuffled gait world on his back and under feet 5-28-21
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Dream # 2×5
high above cityscape glass room teeters flies off in space returns sets down in a garden step out allow room to rise up and fly, again 2-6-21
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Strong coffee
You ask yourself if fresh feta From a vacuum packed container Bought at Trader Joe’s, Tastes as good as feta You remember from Greek town Chicago. Pungent bricks pulled From briney bucket sea. New sensation on your tongue Next to gyro and potatoes. Your waitress brings a smile, Baklava, a cup of thick coffee, An…
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The Last Super Moon of the Year of COVID-19
A friend told me last night, she and her husband looked out over the ocean at the last super moon of 2020 She said it would be just as beautiful tonight My wife and I live in an urban forest dotted with houses At moonrise we walked two blocks to a darkened ball field trees…
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Tales of an urban forest
Low hoot echos in trees night hunter warns the forest it is awake silent glide, talon snatch, tearing flesh A raccoon will eat a neighbor’s chickens, kill a cat or dig through your trash. Squirrels swirl and chase disappear when moonlight comes; fear the owl, the possum, the silence of a snake that slithers in…
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