As/Is







8.27.2008


4 Subprime-Mortgage Sonnets

i.

talent for vanishing
dance suites

repossessed pulque
bars, luxury-class

rigors of cold
climate

who's that on tenor?



ii.

backroom brawls
back in the news

raunchy endeavors
under review

local calls at long-
distance rates

empty before filling



iii.

away all boats
ask me about

red houses all
in a row

tonight's rock
concerto

cancelled



iv.

glossy enlargements
no extra cost

some ice cubes
on a blanket

your house or
mine?

Hungry, a country?