Old Ladies and Sticks!

It's raining in June     just shy of July;
precipitation's     a surprise past spring,
when hills are golden     and lawns, irrigated.
The boy and me     are in a bus shelter,
and he's laughing like a loon,     loving the dibbledops.

Erudite but Easily Amused

Erudite maybe,     but easily amused,
Oxford-DUDEN's     on my desk
beside SWEET's     Anglo-Saxon Reader.

Weedpatch

Why seek scenery,     when a weedpatch
is outrageously     orange with poppies,
and dried-up wispy     dandelions
are entertainment     for my two-year old?

Feeding Ducks

Tithe for habitat,     for tidelands filled,
a bit of bread     to balance things:
crust for a coot,     crumbs for mallards.