final bucket list:
Do not make a bucket list
green frog is singing

Dog squats
Head held high
Not sniffing
Honeysuckle scent
With head high….dog slowly squats
Intent….not sniffing.

dead leaves rasp the street
smashed turtle at our feet—blood
caution—slow approach
respectful soft sniff
looking up to me—confused?
unable to speak
“What is this weather in my soul?
This nameless weather:
Squirrel’s flag-tail pulsating
A silent, nil day.
Exceptional drought……
memory’s ceaseless loop roils;
turkey vultures soar.