Extra Special Bitterescargot
inspiring the snail
to climb Mount Fuji
Saint Patrick's Day
snakes slithering softly
in my spam box
the opportunity
of a lifetime
freeze-dried coffee
my mother
reminisces
rain clouds
this is not
what I was waiting for
warmer days
an old timer
remembers them
his new address
the same as the old:
a state of flux
holding pattern
sometimes you can't
go home again
morning headlines
fairy tales
with tragic endings
seizing the narrative
the dog runs off
with my sneaker