…

no hornets or bees

no kittens with fleas

no blossoming blooms

just spawning mushrooms

no badgers on heat

no blisters on feet

no lawnmowers blare

& rattle this air

no hedge trimmers sing

& make the ears ring

no nettles sting legs

as autumn’s the dregs

no flowers of note

to sniff as we float

upon a blue day

in absence of grey

no pollen to woe

the sinuses so

as butterflies fly

in yonder bright sky

no sun on our backs

no sweat in our cracks

nopevember is here

& we’re in its clear

…