Wednesday

1.

I knit
A pink sweater
For the elm tree
Getting hip surgery.

 

2.

I notice

A pair of maple leaves
Wearing
Your purple Oxfords
And walking
To the grocery store.

Morning is unfurling.

The radio

In the background
Is playing Stravinsky.

3.

My radius

And ulna
Are looking for a tutor
In conflict resolution.

Eligible candidates

Are encouraged to apply.

 

4.

Two lilies

Outside my doorway
Are Siamese twins
With heart murmurs
And inflammatory bowel disease.

 

5.

My mother,

59,
Wishes rebirth
Already.
As cement.