sisters bent over
the heating vent
adult talk beloweach stroke of his crayon
his tongue
across his lipsneon light flickers
on a crumpled beer can —
yellow jacket at the hole“schoolBrooks” Randy Brooks, from School’s Out (Press Here, 1999)
by dagosan
temper tantrum
at the mall —
parking lot saplings bloom
[May 2, 2005]
potluck
 I hate to be cynical, but I don’t think there’s any chance that the American
public — or their courageous leaders — will go along with lowering speed limits
to 55 mph in order to save billions of gallons of oil a year. See NYT, “Unmentioned
Energy Fix: A 55 M.P.H. Speed Limit,” May 1, 2005) (Interesting fact: “driving at 10 miles
an hour above the 65 miles-per-hour limit increases fuel consumption by 15 percent.”)