Headache

A mouse burrowing
deep, it peers out but can’t be
caught with eyes open.

Hoarders

Invested with deep
meaning, treasures buried by
trash. Dust, dirt their shroud.

Lunch with ex-boyfriend’s sister

I probably said
more than she wanted to know
but it’s decades past.

Tapping maples

Stark trees hide flowing
sap like a dormant love that
awakens in spring.

London calling

Big Ben. Fish and chips.
Carnaby Street. What I see
as I say hello.

Spiritualist

I thought I believed
but I’ve had friends see more truth
inside a beer mug.

Speaking with the departed

Tricky business this.
We sit in a circle and
bridge death through belief.

Seance in the House of the Suffragist 3

Tall, thin, crisp suit, shined
shoes. Smooth manner. But I’m not
medium convinced.

Seance in the House of the Suffragist 2

The front door opened
three times with no one there but
the night was windy.

Seance in the House of the Suffragist

The spiritualist
had us believing until
his ‘Wicked’ comment.