D is for Denial

november and

roses and iris

bloom purple and pink

the plum on the western slope

covers white in blossoms

tiny yellow blooms

of witch hazel run

nowhere along the fence

the guy next door

discouraged about his chances

only gets his news online

doesn’t read the papers

or care too much for predictions

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 next day

in 80° heat