sunflowers in the backyard
master of alibis placed under house arrest
charged with aiding and
abetting petty thieves and local con artists
sheriff deputies wrap crime tape around
old oak tree and burning bushes
new jailor taking names and
removing all hummingbird feeders
there are no wolves nearby or so we’ve been told
but violinists disguised as bumblebees
tap dance atop oversized sunflowers
by the time autumn arrives everything
has pretty much been shuttered
including water and gas and electricity lines
by the time spring arrives all the local realtors
have their own story to tell
september two thousand seventeen
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Thank-you, Bonnie.
So much fun 😀
without question!
many thanks Melanie!