1
red bottle-brush bloom
but the midday sun's hidden
by this sudden storm
2
a sudden impulse
to phone my mother's mother
gone for 20 years
3
these asparagus stalks
still wet from last night's rain
the first taste of spring
4
the sound-bytes of war
reflected in the TV
you face nothing more
5
effigies of doves
an unsteady staccato
from helicopters
6
long-stem strawberries
in a white ceramic bowl
given by sunlight
7
middle of the night
dripping sounds from the kitchen
water the cactus
8
middle of the night
fog horns from the Pacific
comforting sameness
-- Jeff Wietor
