quick stolen quiches

stray dogs coughin’ from
tight-chokin’ leashes …

tryst early romance
of two fainthearted
nouveau riches

told by quick stolen quiches …

spring flowers bloomin’ wild
off ivory towers …
and runnin’ rivers carrion
swarmin’ young microfiches …

spawn a scene that some
might hold comical, inimical,
or strangely Omar Khayyamical—
or merely facetious—

while others may think it
ridiculous, too implausible …
or simply specious.