Paintings of Gnomes by Tim Kahl

distracted drivers
deny estimated kill rates
claim unfair comparison
to domestic cats

megaquake alert
irks faith group's focus on
oaths uttered in bad Spanish

Pope's dove of peace
attacked by seagull
winner seen perching on
leading brand of cheese loaf

university kitty cams
reveal some brazen manx
can really fill out a dirndl

beach nourishment
encouraged by dedicated homemaker
seeking to protect
the American way of life

politician's remark
prompts widespread
paintings of gnomes
on utility poles along city streets


Author bio: 

Tim Kahl [http://www.timkahl.com] is the author of Possessing Yourself (CW Books, 2009) and The Century of Travel (CW Books, 2012). His work has been published inPrairie Schooner, Indiana Review, Ninth Letter, Notre Dame Review, The Journal, Parthenon West Review, and many other journals in the U.S. He appears as Victor Schnickelfritz at the poetry and poetics blog The Great American Pinup 
(http://greatamericanpinup.wordpress.com/) and the poetry video blog Linebreak Studios [http://linebreakstudios.blogspot.com/]. He is also editor of Bald Trickster Press and Clade Song [http://www.cladesong.com]. He is the vice president and events coordinator of The Sacramento Poetry Center. He currently houses his father's literary estate—one volume: Robert Gerstmann's book of photos of Chile, 1932.