encostive inkum

Cross Purposes

Clatterbomb jays attack
peanuts, a fine summer lunch;
mine is cold grapes, pinched
in umbrella shade;
sun sneaks
behind my neck.

Ant's impossible sideways
millimeter march track
specks a white chair,
where splayed a Maine Coon
dreams butterflies.

Muted
machine gun
pressure-wash purr
rakes & hisses,
a thousand snakes,
on & off,
most of the day.

My neighbor's daughter,
ten years old,
crawks a creaky
swing and forth
perfect arc
fly and sing,

I love my tree
I love my tree.