Sun Spots

In empty spots I
planted sunflowers

their faces will bring

vigor to vegetables
birds to their bugs
grins to our guests

Climate Change

some said too late
so concentrate on now

they named as fools
a few who brewed hope

and drove as fast as they could
into the sunset

The Highest Bidders

Five couples who won
battered spouse auction
gathered in the woods

to taste old bourbons
and dine on wild game

for starters they tried
turkey, dove, pigeon
poppers, grouse pate,

obstetrician stut-
stuttered g-g-girl,
o-oops, n-n-no
a b-boy, ahoy

smoked trout dip, curried
bear meatballs, sausage
bits of cured bambi

five-year old watched new
mom puke in bathroom,
hands on hips, we're not
pregnant again, eh?

coconut quail soup
hare cacciatore
marinated bear
soy deer tenderloin

in old school barracks
big college bully
swashbuckled loser
roommate testified

road asparagus
cheesy polenta
walnut sugar crisps
wineberry pastry
bye blackberry pie

then the bidding stopped
with fireworks capping
a wild night dining

Too Much at Once

so much for
gentle rain
we awoke
water-bound

yard a pond
even the
onion sets
had wet feet

Sleeping on a Porch

two getting oldsters
in a trundle bed
listen to noisy
neighbors playing wings

on legs, mating calls,
cat whines, bleats of lambs,
creek running nonstop,
not quiet, though peaceful

Road/Trail Sounds

ear
alert

ambulance singing
like a giant pileated
woodpecker swoops
across my running path

squirrel steps big
through last fall's leaves,
whoop, whoop, big red
bird, no bear or coyote

Border Control

Stretched wires today
bracing for a fence

sprouts may wonder
what the posts are for

soon they may feel
safe,
         or boxed in

Trespassing

this morning
  something RED

drew my eye
  a strange tent

i pictured
  trash and turds

landowner's
  evil thoughts

inspection
  spotted an

ALL-TERRAIN
  VEHICLE

stashed behind
  our boat deck

hid 'em both
  and waited

think he might
  ask next time

Practice

Watch the tip
of his baton

he sharpens it
everyday.

Piano

one place where
black and white

get along
famously

Waistline

I've been mulching
and munching, can't stop
each one seems to
cancel out the other

except when it rains
I run and munch.