Mickey

He makes the rounds for lucky smiles
every part of him an icon
a happy thought endlessly revived
bandaging the stings of childhood

-Unmissed

the fruit net

Limes held hostage
a snip, a tumbling
the math of a knife
the chiming of glass
cocktails now served.

-Unmissed

Three Cans

Three aluminum men
Flat in the parking lot
Energy spent
Voices rough in the gravel
Silver eyes thrown to the sky

-Unmissed

peeved pet rock

a pet rock embarrassed with paint
joking splatters of red, orange, and brown
two innocent dabs of turquoise
that's how it all started
so he tumbled away without a sound
and plotted the trip of a lifetime

-Unmissed

Sidewalk Chalk

Chalk drawings on paved canvas
Abstract faces and
The classical Stick People
Names signed large
Smiling boldly at the coming rain

– Unmissed

Seen

Sad visionary.
Comedy converted.
Frame your future.
Barely balanced.
Someone noticed.

-Jonathan Melusky

Dolly's Lost and Found

I hope this was after 
the up and down, I hope this was after the fun
throwing over mountains, charging horses
the hot sun and the vibrato I hope 
you earned your ragged

-Krystal Cranfield

a cardboard sign

you're sAFE,
written on the sign
BUT THIS is the way DOWn
and we haven't a clue
to the rest of it.
shall we?

-Unmissed

lost stone

an empty ring
sparked by the sun
a lost stone, forgotten magic
a piece for a story
on the lips of your mind

-Unmissed

repair

broken car parts
tumbling out
reckless phrases
burning oil
a space in the garage
to invent new words

-Unmissed