Several Species of Small Furry Animals
spring breeze—
the rabbit runs
ahead of its ears
ferret stash
behind the couch
old lady
still wearing her mink—
summer concert
autumn chill—
a lap dog
in the fake masterpiece
dad home from the pet shop
with Billy’s “lost” hamster
winter doldrums—
the toilet-paper tube
saved for the gerbil
Colin Stewart Jones
Michael Dylan Welch