Afterwards

We discuss the soul,
ponder death’s postlude, then choose
the happy ending.

At 22

You’re gone, leaving class
mates to learn that last lesson:
life can be too short.

 

 

Mike’s death

Liked by all, no one
knows why he veered off the road
toward eternity.

Dizzy

Why his head spins he
doesn’t know. Vertigo’s made
the world hell’s fun house.

Snow blind

Spiraling flakes, like
small hands opening wide, feel
their way down to earth.

Afternoon rendezvous

She blithely sails out
the door. No explanations
save her secret smile.

Instagram

Dull lives filtered take
on romance, mystery, masked by
Low-fi Sutro Rise.

Welcome 2013

If you suffer from
triskaidekaphobia,
good luck. You’ll need it.

Rose Parade

Flower covered floats
in a warm SoCal city
I’ll never visit.

New Year’s Eve: ball drop

If we look ahead
in hope, optimism,
then shouldn’t the ball rise?