around town

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mill street underpass -
smooth passage, a new garden
as punctuation
(9-05)









new kahala booth
sunset behind clocktower
exams and takeout
(10-05)







longbranch porch coffee,
northbound train invitation -
warm cup in cold hands
(9-05)









off desoto road,
u-haul storage, open trucks -
august tradition
(9-05)








drunken guy in pinch,
hasn't gone to class since march -
might not graduate...
(9-05)







valentine candies -
end up in parking lot of
abc liquors
(9-05)









gone over to murph,
her daughter's marching in the
apple festival
(9-05)







dairy queen curbside -
ice cream melts into concrete,
hands stick to car keys
(9-05)








fall rain at sonic
pounds roof, blows in sideways on
roller skate carhops
(9-05)









arnolds' meat counter
glass reflects pepper in cheese,
look in neighbor's eye
(9-05)








murdale post office
machines give dollar coin change
for farmers' market
(9-05)






walmart parking lot
war ribbons on most all cars
no shade near front door
(7-05)






flag discover card
to scrape icy winshield with-
what desecration?
(7-05)







train behind melange
slow enough to jump on it
broken glass hurts foot
(7-05)









in doctor's office
chair, gazing sadly at tools
that will get to heart of it?
(7-05)









on the scale it's assumed
that shoes weigh several pounds
and keys another
(7-05)





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