Thursday, July 28, 2016

eyebrows are


eyebrows are so
you can look startled
curious, interested,
or angry

eyelids are for winking
and closing out light
the part of the night
when you're sleeping

crying is for babies
and feeling better, after

Monday, July 25, 2016



the antique clocks run a week;
how often i must wind them.

Sunday, July 24, 2016

booming


95 and humid a third day.
clouds belly down and booming
at noon, drop a fortune of water;
gardens are not opposed.