-looking to the dandelions-

the piss-in-beds

nod yellow-headed this morning

and the slivers of their petals,
light of the early flower,

the bloom of the weed, fall fast.

october drives on its avenues,

looks impatiently for its overcoat.

this is happening on the east-

side patch of lawn near the porch.

the furniture’s been folded
and put in the basement.

inside where the dandelions are ignored

the light moves carefully and october

relaxes its fist.


late afternoon brings a lazy rain
deepening grey values of the rooftops,
tapping the sidewalks, drenching the grass
where the piss-in-beds drink.

                               10/7/11