The Art of Tetman Callis

when the sun shines
i can finish my cheese sandwich
step outside in my heavy coat
gather up fat brown sparrows
and pitch them across the street
throwing them hard at the neighbor’s spiny yucca

soft feathers ruffling as the sparrows zip through the air

i tally up the points
so many for bull’s-eyes

(Copyright 2023 by Tetman Callis.)