on new crayons

sixtyfour soldiers

apricot through vermilion

in paper fatigues



on acceptance

newly minted crown:

native teeth shun, deride the

bright white imposter

on seduction

the walmart effect:

incontrovertible need

for mothballs, airhorn

on the incongruous

certification

for the certifiable:

kosher turducken

on turning in

daughter's bedtime book

of choice: field guide to birds of

the upper northeast

on stages

a life in three acts:

doll envy, boyfriend envy

begonia envy 

on hazards

fresh fear: losing one's

eye to over-pressurized

pillsbury dough tube