Last Night’s Paparazzi Storm

(Just fell off to sleep when suddenly an electrical storm started up outside, blessing us with fresh rain and…)

 

Continuous bright

flashing lights, noise, murmurings

rushing against the

windows, interruption of

privacy, rest—(smile) how rude

 

TR

It’s Not War!

 

Bombs burst in the air

from dusk until about ten

bottle rockets, too

fire-crackers, more noise makers

and not yet fourth of July!

 

TR

Enjoying Rain at 3:19 in the Morning

 

Watching through screen door

Quiet lightning bolts explode

Bee-yoo-ti-full rain

 

TR

A School Syndrome

 

Five days left to go

Seniors gone…Juniors ment’ly

rest of us endure

Coming Vacation Syndrome

why does it shut our brains off?

 

TR

Summer’s End

 

The sun

is up

much later

now

It’s harder

to

wake up

somehow

It could

be that

school is

to start

and I

can’t spend

more time

on art