last day of August —
the wind shifts direction
from baseball to football

last day of August —
a fresh coat of paint
on the school bus

first day of school —
a soccer ball
crosses the street

 

 

farmers market —
an old dog
transfixed by plums

 

 

photo by mmm

pay day —
the screeching tires
of an ambulance

Sunday afternoon —
a child’s sandal
rides the escalator

 

Feast of the Assumption —
everything
I thought I knew

 

photo by mmm

open mic —
my words shake
in my hands

crowded train —
face to face
with a dozen roses

Riverside Station —
I wonder
where I’m going

waiting room —
so many smiling faces
on the magazine rack

examination room —
a black spot
on the gray carpet

what can I say
that hasn’t been said?
full moon

photo by mmm
haiku by pdm

photo by mmm

August —
her sundress
so hot

heat wave —
sweat clings to the neck
of my beer bottle