1
The river

catches the moon

like a fly ball.

2
After the fire

Ponderosa thrive

and barbed wire.

3
Two years after the fire

flowers so thick

dogs disappear.

4
Synesthesia is

when gnats land in your eye and

you sneeze.

5
American Dream:

butterfly turns to spiky

black caterpillar.

6
The creak is louder

than the charms

of the gypsy’s ankles.

7
Sitting by the stream

thick with insect larvae and

pearls of white water.

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