Graffiti

Windy afternoon — 
the sun’s reflection writing 
something on the wall

Metamorphosis

Old copy 
of Kafka — a bug 
inside 

Gutter

Swallowing rivers 

of rain, a sidewalk’s dark mouth 

gurgles vacantly

Chalkboard Sky

Streaks of cloudy dust 
decorate a slate that was 
briefly meant for us

Sunday

Walking the dog 
the your speed sign 
blank

Hitchhiker

Standing on the curb:
A beat-up secretary 
Looking for a lift

Undertones

Red wine at dusk 
a leaf corkscrews 
to the earth