Acme of summer
"Dachsund" sausage in a bun
Just add condiments!

Hello, strange pit bull.
Time slows as we intersect,
Your face, my bare leg.

Coho, chinook, chum
Steelhead, sockeye, kokanee.
Who needs them, dam it?

Bittersweet Portland,
Your sanctions against sunshine
respect no season

Fake adult pirates
Imposters with rum & snarls
You have missed the boat.

There's millions of you
Inconsiderate insects
& only one of me.

Mistaken visage --
"Former Mayor Vera Katz"
-- not what I'd assumed.

Purse dog: squirmy spy
Degenerate spectator
Hovering, chest-high

Brownouts, shark attacks,
heat waves and mosquito bites
It's a cruel summer.

Tell me, bumblebee,
How feeble wings inspire your
Pollen-laden bulk

You make me feel like
a weak and tender vealcalf
with worthless muscles