Dueling Goats

Two posturing NubiansVying for a pet
A regular Hatfield-McCoy feud

A Regular Storm

Rolling sky blast beatsLead by taiko clatters and strikes–

Flashes of spot lights

Reveal white, gray, blackened shades

While a deluge cascades

Fat droplets through live oaks.

Monotone sound waves

Bombard the inner drum;

Idle chatter is birdsong

That lightens the mood.

Traffic bracketed between

An accident

And construction

Inch by inch

Every few

Minutes

Move

As I

Cruze comfortably by

Alternative and Metal
Musical relatives under
The Rock family.

Great grandfather Blues
The common ancestor
That crossed the pond.

Bluegrass and Folk
Several times removed uncles—
Same Celtic origins.

Bluejay fly by
Avian chatter overhead
Gentle breeze settles leaves

Velociraptor hand
Bent, taut, jerky responses.
Nails shovel and mark
Skin, sheets, book pages.