Picnic on a Grave

Riding the bus so I can
look at life closely instead of
trying to stay alive while I drive,

I turn my head just in time
to see a woman fling her body on a grave,
while a dog holds a Frisbee
loosely in his mouth, wondering why

the game is over so suddenly.

Toni La Ree Bennett has been writing since 1975. After receiving a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington and teaching English for five years, she is concentrating primarily on poetry and learning Italian.