2022.09.05: Labor Day

honoring workers 
everyone celebrates 
except those working

2022.05.30: meaningless

graveside flags, May ‘21o

flags flying graveside 
yet nothing done to end wars 
need more flags next year 

lives taken can’t be restored 
only lasting peace honors

2022.04.02: legacy

sudden showers 
leaving behind puddles 
not orphans

2022.03.31: appearance

we spend so much time
cleaning up exterior
what about inside

2022.03.30: erudition

tapping on window 
the splattering of raindrops 
makes more sense than war