12/24/2020

Viking Funeral for the Companionable Mushrooms

the boat is launched from the shingle
flaming, into the whale’s road
plied with gold intentions and
astrological Venn diagrams
 
scavengers snap up beach umbrellas
ice coolers, and Egyptian cotton towels
entire families applaud the light show
sad forget-me-nots sweep metal detectors and fill
a lost and found box in the ranger’s station

[RK, 12/24/2020]


To Do List #3

The coffee shop placemat says
downsizing leads to enlightenment.

A coronavirus warning says
downsizing leads to recrimination.

My book of hours says
downsizing leads to regret.

“What is six winters? They are quickly gone.” —Richard II

[RK, 12/24/2020]

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