mistakes
and false fancies
betray the feisty fakes
who have been attempting to seize
our keys
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Household Songs: The Brief and Unremarkable Life of Joseph Clarence Strauss/VI
K—for Katherine—he scrawls.
Beneath a bluebird,
three fat orange slices soak up tender
afternoon light.
Yet, those waxy, mirthful mouths
do not console
the haggard cherub who bawls softly inside
the nursery.
:::from her cloud:::
“Quit playing in trees,” she said.
How could she possibly know
that these arms are my refuge
and that this broken coat is my
home?
for a friend, on her birthday
This birthday is a time to think
of moments now gone by,
while sipping on a vinous drink
until your glass is dry.
sundry folly 