Ten that Almost Got Away

1. I realize I’m the only one
wearing a hat on the walk to work.

2. Finally find the $100 math error
in a fee proposal.

3. Wonder about green
roofs in strong winds.

4. Wait for a pedestrian
foothold in rush hour traffic.

5. I drift through skyways
with everything on mute.

6. Don’t buy a banana
that’s too yellow.

7. Contemplate the green
banana that never ripened.

8. Notice cufflinks
on sleeves for the first time.

9. I’m relieved to be
ring free.

10. Ready to go home.

Dead Dragonfly

At rest in a crack in the sidewalk, you
are my first outdoor capture. 

It’s a digital finale
to a naturally 3D life.  The green and purple 

beauty of your wings
has not yet rubbed off. A flash 

of rain makes me scramble
to protect my equipment. I slip 

it and the figment
of you into a purse pocket 

specially designed for the occasion.  I can’t
help but feel like a thief in all dimensions.