don jenver

black phoebe flies into the door screen

exhausted from mowers

persistent as grass in drought

or else by the gust of street sweep

the illusion of parking

the cat at the window syndrome

dog at gate

trash at can

microwave at free still works

by the implication of warmth

the present is nippy

conflicts in the neighborhood

run deep as Armenians and Turks

as the roots of oaks

and the oppression of concrete

by candy bars for the basketball team

and horrid cynicism

which limits ones capacity

for John Denver

in the kitchen  

or bird watching on the sofa

 


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