ill-informed actions

Oregon governor protests

that the commander in chief

is using a five-year outdated video clip

displayed on television news

to determine that Oregon needs

federal help in securing Portland

from flaming insurrection.

When the president’s use of Oregon’s National Guard is blocked

by a federal judge, our commander calls in California’s National Guard.

Where are the current president’s

daily security briefings so he is actually

aware of what is going on?

if only

haiku

whispered promises

deep romance with commitment

of dry autumn leaves

how to respond

 haiku

react to Bluffo’s

moth-like destruction of trust

and relationships

how i learned to swim

how i learned to swim

 rafters on wood deck over sealed, empty metal drums

in the frolicking waves of Lake Erie off Kelleys Island

uncles threw me in; now row away from me

as i doggy-paddle, laughing

knowing they’d risk their lives

to keep me from harm