Used Bottle

1) The glass bottle lands,
2) Spills contents.
3) Reeds bend to soothe.
4) Mire refills.
5) The bottle finds home,
6) Forgets its use.

-Unmissed

speck of 5

a printed number 5, black on brown
a speck of cardboard
a discovery on my fingertip
a wish like an eyelash
a thought worth 5 more

-Unmissed

a familiar sound

a noisy bird
mouth agape
sounding alarm for
nothing in particular
a morning like any other
the familiar guarding my day

-Unmissed

handle remains

ceramic cup in pieces
a worthless handle
smooth white curve
polished bone
a broken rib
cherished remains

-Unmissed

Junior Firefighter

1. Put on helmet
2. Jump over fire
3. Land on pavement
4. Kick dead grass in boredom

-Unmissed

thrown

pink splatter on the sidewalk
paint or Pepto
art or vomit
a disturbing thought of
somebody who strayed too far

-Unmissed