hi ellie

the first day of summer
always begins
when routines are broken
and a new clarity
arrives

hi eric f.

each night a glass is left
with a small amount of wine
for reasons unknown
on my porch
each time a single moth has
found its taste worth
the sobering finality of life

hi sharon

it always was an easy decision
to get in a car, hop a bus
and move someplace new
say goodbye, without having to
say goodbye
and start again

hi jim

if i told you
the amount of times someone
blows eastcoast blues in this midwestern place
you would think
the sterotype
was true
about farmers
and the avant garde

hi travis

I saw your face
and it was so familiar
but in the formal moment
everything becomes an act
about the moment

Philip K

Lost cat zen teacher
masked wrestler garage sale
find salvation crime alert
I heard CEO use the phrase
old school
and bullheads get eaten
yes so much exists
without me believing in it

hey pam

you know that line
you hear at weddings
about not being a child
or thinking childish thoughts
it's somewhat disturbing
because that spirit
sometimes
is what it takes to survive