#River

East River August---
her artichoke salad
is yummy

#haze

morning haze---
I pass a dog whose hair
covers its eyes

#crickets

Arlington Cemetery---
Ted Kennedy is lowered
crickets sing

#fog

morning fog---
a street artist
draws with charcoal

#break

out of beer
August night---
I break the piggy bank

#haze

morning haze---
I postpone
cleaning my windows

#garden

a beer garden---
the only plants
sit at the bar

#lion

a lion fights
till the end---
Ted Kennedy dies

#clock

my wall clock
stops clicking---
I can't sleep any more

#gym

gym locker room---
two men talk
IRAs

#sale

a sale on dark chocolate---
and I have only
ten dollars

#blue

blue sky---
August dust
on the radiator