Rainy days

Earthworms emerge, splayed
across sidewalks, tender skin
snags on rough concrete.

Dog tired

Our longer springtime
walks knock him out. There he lies
fat happy fur child.

Long walk in sunshine

Dog is lagging yet
clear skies pale green leaves urge me
to linger longer.

10,000th hit

Who will you be, and
from where? What will have brought you
here – mere chance or choice?

Popemobile

He tours in a case
like an aged Ken, “mint in box”
they’d say on eBay.

First warm day

Rake leaves left over
from fall. Clean porch furniture.
Spring into action.

Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls

All around it, the
town is dead. Pity the poor
taken investors.

Cave of the Winds tour

A romantic name
for a seagull poop splashed walk
among spray and rocks.

Going over Niagara Falls

A schoolteacher in
a barrel did what no man
could – lived to tell it.

Youngstown, NY

Where river meets lake
we stand as Toronto gleams
across the waters.