—I’M RATING YOU FIVE STARS

 

This Isn’t Sex and the City

 

The sky’s blushing for us 

Did you notice?

There are two Collies

jumping through the clouds 

but only one catches the toy

Good dog Good

A sparrow just flew through 

the window even though 

it wasn’t cracked but it’s 

sitting right here on my shoulder 

preening as if it’s the Oscars

Did you notice?

I think the lake’s hyperventilating

cowlick waves coming right at us

like a monsoon that means it

But that sky, how about it?

It’s still flushed fuchsia with 

strands of gold braided in cursive

across the wooly treetops

It could be our initials or 

it could be a hoax

Did you notice?