We were only farm team
not "good enough" to
make big Little League
...
When I hear you
play 'My Foolish Heart'
I am clouded
...
Shadow of a bee zig-zagging through the grass,
then the apparition of the bee itself, whirling around me
the way, a moment ago, uncapping my pen to write,
three crazed sparrows flew above my head, chirping,
...
How bad can it be
this wacky New York City
with the first twelve lines
...
Listening to the poets
that I love
introduce their poems,
...