panhandler shivers
as cold faces stream past
skim milk tonight
indigents
A Life of Ease
carefree vagabond
enjoys the free wildflowers
never pulls a weed
rests in the shady woods
never plants a tree
Cricket
the bag lady
her house a cardboard box
shares crumbs with a cricket
Homeless
like a stray cat
the teen girl searches the dumpster
one more time
Circling the Thought
passing the beggar
a man steps around the thought
of someone in need
Beggar’s Dream
a vagrant by the door
hoping for small change
to effect big change
What Is He Up To?
he drifts in, drifts out
gives neither name nor address
a strange fog lingers
