Pending Receipt of their Unemployment Benefits
The egrets converge
for free food the lawn mower
distributes this week
The President’s Remarks on the 50th Earth Day
We will plant trillions
of gorgeous tremendous trees
His hands, fingers spread
tracing figurative curves
beside a golden shovel
Jade Sunouchi teaches English composition at UH West O‘ahu and writes about urban walks, current events, and home in Honolulu. Her poems have appeared in Trout 14, Tinfish 20, and Hawai‘i Review. She adores plants and stuffed animals.