A respite from the dog-days of August

"Debt Default"
at the last minute--
as everyone knew it would--
DC inked a deal
~~~

reading the paper
behind the porch post, away
from morning's sun rays
~~~

library:
monument to stubborn faith
in word power
~~~

clili for breakfast
the 16-year-old
who stayed up all night
~~~

60th birthday
his goal: running from Ola
to Little Rock
~~~

since yesterday's rain
the dove calls more often~
roar of a bike
~~~

dewy grass
at the edge of the porch
stops the cat
~~~
c 2011 Pat Laster dba lovepat press

New July poems

July 7
third cuppa coffee
still outside reading paper
in July's coolness

son's "Happy Birthday!"
greeting two days early
at least the right month

July 8
at home, reading news
from a South Carolina
paper bought last week

July 9
outside, nothing moves
but then, a wasp sips a bloom
of beautyberry

treat for my birthday:
frozen yogurt for breakfast
for lunch and dinner

July 10
Hilton Head Island
only shells I saw? bottled
in souvenir shop

July 15
looking for dishes
and dirty clothes, I end up
cleaning the boy's room
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