a senryu
Standing in line behind a father and his little boy waiting to reach the register
She walks the rack of bright frock… as her husband, an Angus aging, paws at the carpet behind her. She wants the right dress to make verdant again the hills
Herb remembers when he was young he’d go to the doctor and complain about aches and pains and sniffles… Now he’s up in years and still goes to the doctor but never
He saved money for years to vacation in the Everglades because he has degrees in the study of reptiles. He’s an expert at the zoo.
I have to hope America can trust and welcome them especially parents hiding children
Inferno of a summer day Mother’s dozing Tommy, tiny, three, paring knife in hand tiptoes out, flops
You think it’s easy, embalming bodies in these nightmares I have every night, bodies a vulture
They’ve been here for years two blue jays who live in our yard year round. In winter they’re silent at the feeder but screeching
It started with a smirk she managed to arrest. It returned seconds later in a sneer she pulled back but then it appeared again
Every time we have a big election in America, my wife of many years asks me if I’m going to vote in the primary although she knows I never do because one has to decl…
I told my guest it’s just a poem doesn’t mean a thing a salad tossed with colors bright
Cardinals bicker and knock seed from the feeder. Doves parade below. Donal Mahoney
I flew out to see a high school friend. from many years ago. He was poor back then and I was better off.
River rafting in Montana is a fine way to spend your vacation but it’s not the same as river rafting in Zimbabwe.
The widow hires four men to rip out her lovely garden. She’s too old to weed it. All the roses will go to the young bride across