11/08/2020

After the Storm

Cutting kindling

from the heavy door

blown off its hinges

in this week's storm.


[LSS, 11/8/20]


Diagnosing the Problem


Our luggage is strewn on the tarmac. 

And now the baggage handler 

is putting my suitcase 

on the wrong plane. 


I feel sick, a small panic ensues, 

which is mercifully followed

by blissful relief and a slowly 

rising excitement when I realize 


that after we land this time, 

I will be free, at the carousel,

to choose the zebra 

instead of the horse.


[LSS, 11/8/20]


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