Diminishing Returns

The sun sinks below 
The horizon like a rock 
Dropped in dark water. 

Hood Ornament

Looking down his nose 
At a Rolls-Royce: the rook
On the roof. 

Loitering

Leaning like James Dean 
Against the wall at sunset, 
The truant sunbeams. 

Deep Cut

Unexpectedly
Hearing a song from Steel Wheels — 
Mixed emotions. 

Haunted

Deserted house —
All of the furniture 
Wearing white sheets. 

Sidetracked

Gooey gumdrop rain. 
Passage barred by candy canes. 
Sugar-coated train. 

October

A bat flaps its wings — 
The pale ghost of a baseball
Floats up to the light.