A Typical Day
summer afternoon
a little girl
licks a lollipop
off in the distance
a dog chases his tail
in the park
playing football
a stiff wind blows
a cloud morphs
into a dragon
new moon
wings glide overhead
unseen
the blind bird
slams into the 39th floor window
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two lovers
leap apart
startled by the noise
awkward silence…
what’s next?
down below
a hobo fishes
through the dumpster
a flashing fire truck
races by
an old lady’s cat
stuck in a tree
MEEEeeeoooOOWW!
next door a child
swallows a Lego
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moonlight highlights
thrusts
of Heimlich Maneuver
soft classical chords
seep through walls
opera diva
high notes clash
with heavy snores
the wind howls
as a storm rolls in
wind-blown cherry blossoms
block my view
of the oncoming biker
flashing lights in the crosswalk
I yield to a buggy
•
silhouettes of buildings
on slick cobblestone
the shimmer
pattering rain
falls from steel clouds
I hurry towards my hotel as
my umbrella flips upward
the rain gives me a shower
a butterfly falls to the ground
unable to fly anymore
a humble badger
uproots a carrot
and vomits
floating in the river
a rubber duck
•
sandhill crane—
black legs meander
through riverside lilies
a lighting struck tree
blocks the highway
headlights come through
the glistening fog
on the way to practice
early morning wind sprints
through a stitch in my side
moonlit fields of clover
i find one
with four leaves
soft ground cover
cushions bare feet
•
the concrete wall
cools my hand as
I press against it
a hidden door
leads me into the unknown
striding
to my imminent demise
my pulse quickens
whistling wind
accompanies shrieking owls
rustling wings—
cherry blossoms
flutter to the ground
I stare off into the distance
thoughts of tomorrow fill my mind
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