“Revelation,” “Consequences be like…,” and “1838”
Where fall hangs on into late December are
scattered bay leaves, almond-shaped to the
petiole, petiole as boat draft, wake, tiny
battleships and destroyers from the
admiral’s sky vantage, arranged in naval
maneuvers on the asphalt expanse of Hastings
scattered bay leaves, almond-shaped to the
petiole, petiole as boat draft, wake, tiny
battleships and destroyers from the
admiral’s sky vantage, arranged in naval
maneuvers on the asphalt expanse of Hastings
“Polyglotony,” “Quadrophonic,” and “Photogenia”
Disrupting the murmuring stillness,
the nasally whine of a two-stroke motor,
hedge trimmers whipsawing
weeds framing sidewalk, infiltrating
the nasally whine of a two-stroke motor,
hedge trimmers whipsawing
weeds framing sidewalk, infiltrating
“Stone Bottle Balustrade,” “Chelyabinsk-65,” and “Squiz Normcore”
Stripping one
of one’s
memories
the cruelest of outcomes,
by design
or
predetermination
of one’s
memories
the cruelest of outcomes,
by design
or
predetermination
Three
The three little pigs enjoying an elegant repast on the waterfront, quiet water reflecting neon from high-rise resorts. Sequestered at a table with a Lazy Susan, each partaking of the abundance by turns, washed down with a discriminating Pouilly-Fuissé with white flower accents.