Ikebana (after The Levitator at the Cocktail Party)

 

the shopping list and laundry baskets

the stainless steel saucepan and lid

 

the identical tiny spice jars

the computerized beer tasting

 

the aberrant centerpiece

tipped over before ten p.m.

 

the disposable greenery

the perfectly arranged marriage

[RK, 10/28/2020]

 

 

Appendix (after Interior Design)

Ferris wheel and bumper cars

abandoned in Pripyat

 

they designed a city

of post-Communist beauty

 

parks, schools, swimming pool

grocery stores and sports facilities

 

now a ruptured appendix

attached to Chernobyl

[RK, 10/28/2020]

 

 

Where You Go (after To the Nth Degree)

take that with you

you can’t take that with you

 

where you go is alone

far-fetched, fabulous

 

failing that, you take that

on your daily travels

 

eyes closed, hand on the

wheel, tiller, relationship

 

wind from seasonal corners

anticipated, you acquiesce

 

to what you could take with you

take that with you

[RK, 10/28/2020]