afternoon downpour—
Guadalajara’s gutters
swirling with debris
Fortune
a tiny shadow
on a torrid summer day
bringing great fortune
River
the swollen river—
hoping to cross by nightfall
in my leaking boat
Laundry
at the coin laundry
three women swapping stories
about faithless men
Scarecrow
Bedraggled scarecrow,
how many more hungry birds
can you keep at bay?