grease oozes
from a Ferris wheel
the long day

farmers’ market —
fruitflies pointing out
the ripe ones

the coolness
of evening grass . . .
our first time

sunny morning —
the rooster challenges
the bull again

back at work —
the mosquito bite
blossoms

midsummer —
the uneven whirl
of a hula hoop

girl fiddler last to play
      sugar at the bottom
               of the lemonade cup

biting into the fig
how red
his heart tattoo

power outage —
forced outside to read
I put down my book

city sidewalk
colors swirl in a bubble
of spit