choked with stone
prairie verbena grips wind
chancing

a longspur licks a ladybug from the flowers

read rimbaud at last
violets filled my mouth
lush

bum wine pints mock the jesus on grandma’s wall

plains dusk / water stargrass
wreathes dead fish
still

off bank a grasp of sneezeweed shudders & bows

thumb the gideon’s
all hotels smell this way
weary

dogs rut on the hot chat, burn paws & stomachs