At the community hall
one old lady shouts "BINGO"
the others say "shit"
– Sophie Wigs

on a runaway horse
aunt sophie’s bra
around her neck
– Cauy Roper

Wearing her
"Worlds Best Mom" T-shirt,
She wallops the whining kid.
– Flossie Pflug

First day of spring,
in the retail store
the smell of new appliances.
– Sol Liebowitz

"They’re not all the same,"
says the gynecologist
eating oysters.
– Dr. Max Shockly

Lily:
out of the water…
out of her suit.
– Vic Bardillo

Alan Pizzarelli
c. 2002