Hot & Steamy

this is not triple x

this is my dog’s first dump of the day

large, firm and steaming with its salute to the sun

on this fine spring morning

mid-50s temp at 7:30am

oh, glorious excrement

to honor another opportunity

to process life’s bounty

Forecasters

calendars, like meteorologists,

or even those predicting the apocalypse,

can look foolish when their forecasts ring false

for example, spring begins on March 20

no, not true in Michigan,

calendars say what they say

but in reality

a Michigan spring begins later

oh, sure, in March there may be a sneak peak

but winter returns … to tamp down premature joy

suffering and joy …

the same is true for the other seasons too

each begins with a tease

only to truly arrive

much later than forecasted