old frog
kicks up his heels
new puddle
Peace
wizened old woman
sucking an overripe plum
plucked from a dumpster
Rowboat
My leaky rowboat
will never hold all the stars
I prised from the sky.
Missing
buckets and shovels
rusting in hidden places
workers gone missing
Outrage
how slamming the door
in a beggar’s hopeful face
sparks howls of outrage
Panhandlers
Why do panhandlers
keep muttering life’s secrets
up and down the streets?
Punjab
He thought the Punjab
would give him wife and children—
taunting temple bell.
