rain drums
the watering can
now now now now now

makeup counter
all the shades
of white women

bitter wind
he peels the campaign sticker
off his bumper

pastor quick to point out the poison monkshood
 

suspecting
it's the potato salad
family reunion

skipping to
the end of the story
his arm-length tattoo

breast feeding
under the tree
white magnolias

hot whiskey
Father spills another
secret

first day of school
her hand lets go
before mine

swaying branches
finding the places
where we connect

magic carpet
she makes room
for me

the toddler moving the houseplants higher
 

beach sand shimmer—
her shed clothes
she doesn't fold

busy cafe
our opened laptops
touch

Two crows joust
for a cigarette end—
hard day

now showing
at the old drive-in—
weeds