060120b

lead doesn’t melt

in summer here?

new kid in town

101719

The signs on the street
indicate the mood of the thoroughfare
unfortunately, only natives count
and we never know what they're thinking
what they're feeling
even their age or gender
if they have them
the main thing though
we never know when they're hungry
very hungry
we only know which streets
to steer clear of
when the other immigrants avoid them
and the blood, of course

092519c

at this distance, Moon's
funny face
invites our laughter

up close, it's hot dust
and cold rocks
nothing ever moves

we space invaders
kick up dust
but we don't stay long

now we know water
ice is there
we'll soon be looking

like the boll weevil
for a home
having spoiled this one

091419

Immigration Problem

Mouth furniture on this world:

calcium phosphate, if you can believe it.

I have a real appetite for the stuff,

hence my guise as a dentist,

though sometimes it's like pulling

teeth to get my next meal.

092418b

Uneasy rests the head in Oz


1. The farm equipment is restless.
2. Witches hold all the real power.
3. Even a cowardly lion can bite.
4. Soldiers without hearts are not necessarily more obedient.
5. Must avoid making the witch call out the flying monkeys.
6. What happens if malcontents remove their green glasses?
7. My predecessor did not build the wall high enough to block cyclonic travel from alien countries.

080218

The San
and our other early ancestors
were migrants
seeking a better life
over the next hill
like we do still

041018

disguised as shirts
the Vegans moved in
their planet was gone