Cinquain
Spring Powder
Flowers
drawn in felt pen
bloom on a new leg cast—
he leaves her for the slopes, scribbles
next year
Marred Images
Dark spots
on Jupiter,
shadows of satellites—
a man's non-custodial kids,
distant.
Dishonest
Scales*
the search
for deductions
on his Schedule A
she weighs in with her diet group,
lighter
* Proverbs 11:1: The
Lord abhors dishonest scales,
but accurate weights are his delight.
Tanka
naked
as once Eve
but I am a blob—
where's the leaf to cover
this tropical paradise?
he stands alone,
wears a straw hat to match
the thatched huts—
bay boats bob and bob
so empty now
