Donal Mahoney Poems

In the apricot glow
of sunset two

hummingbirds come
...

Mrs. O’Toole is raking leaves
at 93 with vigor as strong
as Tim has seen for decades.
...

Planned Parenthood
surgeons deplore
the murder
...

Tucked in a booth in back,
the last customer of the day
cracks a fortune cookie,
...

You met the man a year ago
shook hands with him back then.

Now you see him once a week
...

If you can hear
as I can now
the rose of noun
the bee of verb
...

First of all, your mind.
The chimes must stop,
the drums, the horns,
as well. Finally, the long,
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