Ken Wagner

02-28-20

Power couple
Asphalt and
the shifting alluvium

Bats blot
the sky
Legalese

Wind rolls
and swells and swirls the sound
Sleep

You step carefully
across the oars
The rocking skiff

Hounds
on the scent
Casino

Under the sycamore
Many seasons of
lovers’ glances

Rain
The sandy ravine is now
a clear stream

Rain
The muddy ditch is now
a muddy stream

Under the sycamore
Many seasons of
dead leaves

Hawk skims
the tops of trees
New salesman grins

Hawk skims
the tops of trees
New mother frowns

The chimney still
puffs smoke
Grandfather’s cabin