First haircut of spring—
 
the boy in the barber’s chair
 
snaps his bubblegum.

 
 
 

First small joy of spring—
 
a young boy at the bike store
 
gets a bargain price.

 
 
 

The pedophile priest
 
chooses a new altar boy—
 
spring melancholy.

Tease

 
 
 

Autumn afternoon—
 
a boy teases his sister,
 
snatching her toy truck.

Bike

 
 
 

Deepening autumn—
 
on a rickety old bike
 
a boy wobbles home.

Fireworks

 
 
 

Independence Day—
 
a small boy’s trove of fireworks
 
dwindles bang by bang.

Roses

 
 
 

On a fetid street
 
a boy with three white roses
 
begs me to buy one.