My Second Cousin

I have a second cousin
Her name is Rihanna Kowalski
She still wears braces
Though she is 17 years old
My second cousin
Whose name is Rihanna Kowalski
Likes to dance at parties
She has a dog named Harvey
My second cousin
Whose name is Rihanna Kowalski
Excels in all school subjects
But she really likes science
She wants to study astronomy in college
My second cousin
Whose name is Rihanna Kowalski
Is an avid bike rider
She obeys all traffic laws
This is one of the reasons I admire her
Also, like me, she enjoys movies from the thirties
My second cousin
Whose name you by now remember
Is pretty darn cool
Everyone likes her
Also, she has an unusual name

Late Morning on a Saturday

Happy lesbians doing chores outside their house
A man wearing flip flops despite the foggy cold
A couple canoodling on a bench
People waiting for table outside a busy restaurant
Browsers and buyers in a bookstore
A middle aged woman with a pretty Shih Tzu on a leash
A bicyclist patiently waiting for a light to change
Me walking home purchases in hand — content
A car stops for me as I cross the street
No one home as I enter the house
I dissolve into a million rays of today
The fog outside is thick