Small Pleasantries

They ask how I’m
doing today
I smile and lie
and say okay
then ask them, too
how do they do
They claim the same

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2021

Originally published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

In the Backyard

Let us make love
under the skies
the stars above
light for our eyes
Let us not care
as neighbors stare
behind their blinds

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2021

Originally published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

I stopped a lot
along the way
for I forgot
the part I play
So I pondered
as I wandered
among the dung

Originally published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”