5/28/2023

Arrow Talk

a paper plate punctured with holes
a philosophical solution in the bullseye
the twang as you let loose barrages
creating holes to record missing dreams
white picnic scrolls ruptured with
burls of X-rays, surveillance videos,
screen shots, tree limbs dripping moss
epiphytes spring up along your
winter limbs

[RK, 5/28/23]


The Squeaky Wheel

Toad of Toad Hall
abandons his roadster
in favor of an Elon Musk rocket

the calliope won’t fit in the space capsule
nor will the samovar I expected you to pack
polish, place of pride
on Ganymede or Europa  

colored pencils and chalks
conveniently incinerated
heating endless cups of tea
singing a bonfire to life.

[RK, 5/28/23]

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