watching

restless for spring
one thought chases another
squirrels across the lawn

Four Seasons of Bush

Bush knows what to do
Win terrible things happen.
He sucks on a beer

The crack of a bat
Springs Bush into action.
But he drops the ball

Sum mer tickled that
Pavement gave Dubya the smack
that his dad should have

His dogs watch idly,
as Bush inhales a pretzel,
and Falls to the floor.

shelter

tucked in old rags
under a wooden porch …
4 sleeping kittens

inversion low

An early morning
dressed in grey flannel
follows me to work.

danger

Hide in the basement
wearing your brightest orange.
Cheney has a gun.

touch

my fingers remember
creases in your laughing face
brillo-padded beard

two every four

waiting to swallow,
eyes on the pendulum,
aspirins on my tongue

in missoula

groundhogs bathe
in february’s shadow.
does winter notice?

comfort

I bury my face
in the luxuriant coat
of your memory.