In the Neighborhood
Pigeons fly overhead,
dozens, making no noise
except the flutter of wings
cutting the breeze
with a steamy rhumba.
Hummingbirds chase each other
a mosh pit circling
dozens of tiny plastic flowers.
–T.A. Sukany 19 Aug 2018
Hurling Ever Forward
A pre-dawn run on the trail,
just an hour,
pokes us, mocks us,
retching free moisture
through every pore.
Your antibiotics
require avoidance
of the sun. Check.
Yet the earth is still warm
from yesterday’s baking
and at the turn-around,
as you rid yourself
of last night’s dinner,
at my feet,
a leaf,
a tilapia filet,
a rack of ribs.
–T.A. Sukany 29 Aug 2018
A seven-mile run gives one time to think.
birds, black and white, eye-
ball each other, expressing
no thanks to the line
–T.A. Sukany 06 Jun 2017
Cirrus Bender
Clouds froth over a canyon
or tilted stein. Their full effect
should be felt in the morning
a rousing rumbling overhead.
–T.A. Sukany 21 Mar 2017
According to m-w.com, “ACTOR”
2
a : one who represents a character in a dramatic production
b : a theatrical performer
c : one who behaves as if acting a part
Please Believe Me
“When the powerful use their position to bully others we all lose.” — Meryl Streep
Ironic, isn’t it?
–Todd Sukany 09 Jan 2017
Those who “hate” seldom
use the word and those who do
. . . do not. I hear ya.
–Todd Sukany 02 Dec 2016
America
Would the seemingly
growing majority please
define “criminal”?
–Todd Sukany 26 Oct 2016
I offer thanks for all the well-meaning posts on “social” media.
Ocean-Front Land in Iowa
I read some Facebook posts
and changed my mind.
–Todd Sukany 17 Sep 2016
I kept being alarmed by the language of a “reporter,” interviewing athletes who have trained and have proven themselves to be the very elite in their discipline. I was able to sleep after jotting this interpretation of “skill.”
#MicheleTafoya
While interviewing
Michael and Lilly,
two athletes
at the top of the world,
you missed another
Twitter post:
#pleasereturn
#longlines
#JerrySpringer-retires
–Todd Sukany 08 Aug 2016
