Sunday, April 8, 2018

an announcement


by corinne delmonico




brenda was concerned about the destruction to the environment
and decided to be proactive
johnny knew the leader of the centrist party
and laura determined to confront him in the garden

the gardener had been a violin teacher
in another time and place
he did not resent laura or brenda or johnny
in fact he felt rather sorry for them

when the leader of the centrist party was due to arrive
an announcement was made to the assembled guests
but a helicopter flew overhead
and laura’s little dog ran across the lawn

the gardener was quite fond of the dog
and effectively silenced the murmuring crowd
restless as it was
restless as it always is in such situations

look here, johnny admonished laura
these things have a way of working themselves out


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