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IN THE HEAT

Hatch after hatch,
the bugs and quail
don’t loose sleep

over the economy,
don’t care about
the War on Terror.

One hundred degrees
in the shade
heifers shift bellies,

wonder where
gentle kicking
comes from.

Dominion over all
things – we couldn’t
run a lemonade stand.

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