mizu no oto

Spring rains, flooded farms

Barn cats doggedly paddle

In puddles like pools

so much depends

on

the small gray cat

prowling

the wet gravel

drive

A parking lot goose

Plays chicken with my car. Honk!

Tiananmen Square

Rain choked expressway

Tail light parade. Brake check!

Honk. Middle finger.

Long wooden table

Conference call disconnect

Chinese supply chain

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Video calling

Mexico and Canada

Pixelization

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The meeting topic:

Quality control issues

My eyelids struggle

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Singapore orders

International borders

Guns and gold hoarders

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Naked fat guy strut

Gym locker combination

Sweat mixed with cologne

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Casual Friday

My jeans smell like last night’s bar

No one notices

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Stump speech, rumpled sleeves

President Obama’s ties

Soup stains, poop stains, lies

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Crowds of umbrellas

A thousand wet turtle shells

Shining in the rain

Last minute wrong choice

He dives under my car, stops

I pass over him

The last snowball lies
Among dog turds and brown lawn
A lone survivor

Carseat, cars, club card
Concrete, cardboard, carts. Checkout.
Coupons, change. Churros!

skeletal tree boughs

dead grass on a distant hill

cows breathe clouds, and wait

Urinal bubbles
Each a little universe
Pop and disappear

T-Rex Player 2
Yoda and, umm, Stormtrooper
I choosed Darth Vader

Wisps of windblown snow

Whip across the parking lot

Like St. Patrick’s snakes

At sunset, watch out

Creepers and zombies and wolves

Oh my! Where’s my bed?