Monterosa, image by Sheila Murphy
Summer Sequence
birds, bees, beeswax
copacetic hammock swing
leaves as flutter tongues
* * *
innocence lapping
and receding with soft grace
ground hog daylight
* * *
one-time contralto
city scapular restraint
a run on whole tones
* * *
he speaks adverbs
fluently despite small nouns
polished au naturel
* * *
Elmer and Ione
a clarinet plus casket
tears and gentle rain
—Sheila Murphy
