Suddenly September

nearing Labor Day
the Encore azalea blooms
and a gardenia!
~~~

still, breeze-wise
but lots of noisy pickups
on the way to work
~~~

not seven a.m.
the school bus stopping for kids
interrupts traffic
~~~

"Cool Mornings"
If I
didn't insist
on reading the paper
the first thing each day, I could do
yard work.
~~~

the first failure
in 44 supply hauls
the Soyuz shuttle
~~~

Two days
into the school
year, the principal shot
and killed. Even private schools not
immune.
~~~

Chatting
about football
and Gatorade flavors,
soldiers photograph Arlington
grave sites.
~~~

the governor
who eased car-tag renewal?
his license expired
~~~

c August 31 2011 by Pat Laster dba lovepat press