freak snow
ice
storm in
early October
cracks
limbs over
burdened by still
green
leaves
overloads power
wires
blackens houses
highways traffic
signals
emergency
sirens never stop
gutted metal
casing
shell of 24" TV
discarded amid
under
brush
trees
imploded remains
contain stilled life:
dried grass
chipped rock
weeds
broken glass
random arrangements
beach front signs
strongly suggest:
No Swimming
Today — palm trees —
leaves
bent against tropical
storm
heavy winds
& rain;
Across flooded street
3 carved-from-white-
Marble-men struggle
in mortal tug-of-war
with unseen forces
the unrecognizable
and the unknown
straining
as they pull
the opposite way
Scottish 'games'
beer tent
bagpipes
segue
from traditional
beer drinking airs
to American
patriotic tunes:
America the Beautiful
semper fi shores
of Tripoli
on eve of threatened
ground war
in Middle
Eastern sand
Downwind
of the deep fry
sugar powdered
dough
sliced potatoes
breaded meats
fish
spilled beer:
McEwan's
Newcastle Brown
an annoyance
of strolling bag
pipers
sheep herding
performance dogs
Scottish folk
singer's protest-
War No More
Hard Work Low Pay
beer tent blues
for a cold damp
Sunday afternoon
Yellow crime scene
tape draped over bushes,
trees, air plane tail section,
detached wings; weird to see
in full moon glow.
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