Today is Frida Kahlo's birthday.

open hearts
decorating their dresses
the two fridas
connected by
an artery of pain

brown-eyed susans
re-sculpting the road
where the shoulders are missing
and life has a need to
fill in its empty places

a great way to cool off
before the fireworks start
we're the last ones
to ride the ferris wheel
in the rain

the wave of flags
in the cemetery
this fourth of july weekend
I pledge allegiance
to peace

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Quote:
A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.
~Eudora Welty


By the time I catch up to the moment, it's already run away.

with a little patience
and some hot water
I manage
to shower away
today's disappointments

the limbs of a willow
never swaying toward
any goal
beyond their reflections
touching the water

this morning's message
about getting myself organized
lost somewhere between
the light and dark keys
of piano blinds

opportunity isn't
the only thing that knocks
every summer
a few more dents
in the mailbox

just like my son
tuning the world out
a ceramic owl
with a pair of ear buds
strapped around its neck