Early afternoon,
typically time for lunch,
not for cereal.

Incessant chatter
overwhelms the “quiet car.”
Ah, banalities.

The ding of a text
bearing unfortunate news;
I will call later.

Two raspberry cakes
housed in white cardboard boxes
with white plastic spoons.

We all need our sleep,
so why is it difficult
to keep a bedtime?

Strolling through the store,
I see black and blue dress socks,
but do not buy them.

Rain mixed with the sun:
torrential rain, blinding sun.
Please make up your mind!

Chicken, steak, chicken:
three meats in one day are bound
to make a man sick.

The heat of the sun
cannot reach our shaded seat
or warm our cold beer.

A morning rainstorm
outshines its competitor,
the sprinkler system.