i often stop by

school to practice relaxing

without cigarettes.

i miss wearing jeans

so despite the warmth today,

i just put them on!

gnashing their teeth and

wailing mercilessly, two

fire trucks charge past.

dismal pasty clouds

and a pleasant summer breeze

nothing is inside.

rain pelts the boaters

in the middle of the pond.

three dark umbrellas.

ball games by the pond--

"rejected! rejected!" the

kid keeps repeating.

decorative wood.

redecorated with names

and dates and curses.

my father's mother

can't wait to see the brand new

industrial park.

warm cozy jacket

hanging safe in the closet

while i freeze solid.

there is such grandeur

and bold simplicity in

uninformed hindsight.

down in the basement

pipes shudder and breathe deeply

and then fall silent.

thousands of rain drops

glisten white and green and red

on the bus windows.