lives matter

 off duty

he hangs his blue life

in the closet

Whitesone NY September 2020

 red sun

the morning news

from California

incident

News story 9/12/20:

"Dozens of wildfires tearing through communities across the West have left at least 33 people dead, and authorities fear dozens more are missing and unaccounted for."

"fatality incident"

shielding my eyes

from the sunset 

call it

I call it shooting

she calls it falling

I make a wish

First published in Failed Haiku 

chemo

 resuming chemo

I ask the nurse

how she's been

First published in Failed Haiku

ice cream

ice cream truck

the children think

I'm a grown-up

First published at Troutswirl

mowers

mowers start
leaving for the dentist
just in time