D is for Denial

november and

roses and iris

blooming purple and

pink the plum on

the western slope

covered white in blossoms

tiny yellow blooms

of witch hazel running

nowhere along the fence

the guy next door

discouraged about

our democracy

only gets his news online

doesn’t read the papers

or care too much for symbols

or woke acronyms

catches a trending post

and quips a bunch of

characters to suggest

nothing ever changes

i can’t agree

my money’s on

a great january blizzard

two feet or more

of the fluffy white stuff

melting away the day after

in 80° heat