The Photos of Hockey Players

gray weather the woolly bear surrounded by leaves

storm damage my view of the barn door askew 

autumn drive the beer cans outnumber the trash cans

streetscape the yellow glow of hickories

procrastination's calendar maybe tomorrow

an endangered species the moderate republicans

morning cut the magnetic snack clip clinging to the knife

physical therapy my chair under the photos of hockey players

Option Z

talk of the nobel peace prize before trump's next tweet

crayfish hunting the long shadow of an ozark hellbender*

same branch of cedar the song exchange between a cardinal and robin

overnight magic the new carpet of dandelions

park vending machine my coin rolls into clover

option z I need more letters

poetry slam first the wind, then the barn door

grief journal my last entry between cloudbursts

mushroom sightings the UFOs have landed

unmarked path a lone turkey joins me

home is wherever the groundhog decides to dig


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Ozark hellbender is an endangered species of salamander