Writing a poem is not about
bringing some words together
to create some charming sentences.
It's so much deeper than that.
Louisville Slugger Museum,
old fan talks as if he's at
a baseball game in the 50s.
old fan talks as if he's at
a baseball game in the 50s.
Love and Life,
Greenspur Lane.
Autograph muse,
a psalm for Muhammad Ali.
I learned a lot in that bus station,
the one near the hotel.
I noticed a young woman wearing sneakers:
the color of her blouse matched
the color of her nails.
the color of her nails.
Wednesday morning,
wonder who knows who.
Since moving to Lincoln Park
from South Florida weeks ago,
I picked up some allergies new,
and they got itchy, and now they
from South Florida weeks ago,
I picked up some allergies new,
and they got itchy, and now they
act up in Mockingbird Valley.
Because I am close to where
the love of my life was born.