Pillow First

The stains cried out to the fire ants.
Sprinkled, as they were
tears large, loopy
Dropping drops after lightning
over the water did nothing
through the bug screen
her scream dripped down
around her after the hand
scared him it was hers
there in the shadow reaching
She had just come home
from the skeleton school.  It was
not far from the encroaching lava
after the storm trees down
knuckles knees elbows ankles

Furry Shadows Fuzzy Trees

Nightscape sounding dim at dusk
swim warm not cooling down
I sent out a theme knowing
what to do where to go
stress sticking around for dessert
a shower laundry piled up I hated
washing it removing all stains

Lava Lake

Level a little less
pages touching pages they are more
or less kitchens we noticed the plight that was awkward
it came to be it was another
time of resistance a doctor the blanket
red stripes black hats conversations
beginning ending forgiven feline

Same Name South

Slippery shapes opposite.
Their footholds precarious.
It doesn't look inviting.
Gaining more loss passing.
Give what do what think what
pleasing strange life dashing
to darkness where it went
during the day standing nighttime
purring claws desert's fangs

Yesterday's Mind

That the bleak did not stay so
charcoal smudged away to blur
blues water cosmos colors petals
shown again beyond fears of empty
worry from a mind so generous there
are no words that equal this explored
territory this map reading so pleasurable

As Competition

Dragging my feet timing is important
ha what what did you want? You're OK
Take the bug what could happen to kit and
caboodle Kalapana another idiot that lives there
so that's what they get I don't have much sympathy
for him weird opinion doing her stuff telling
like it is listening respectful torn up outer reef
we'll see in a way to the ocean a purpose there

Lifestyle Interruptus

Earth's honey burning the way ocean

pointing out the dump the meat-grinder

substandard infrastructure in a world
to regain her health swarming is allowed
as much as possible most docile at that time
miracle force of nature moving handling

flowers rain seeping cooling singing 

silica lovely such a good queen dripping