Puzzle’s
I must admit it’s lost on me
why some use an apostrophe
plus “s” to make a plural.
I fear the problem’s neural.
Earworm
The noise in my ears—
that unending hiss—
is it cicadas
or just tinnitus?
Kathleen Naureckas is a retired Chicago Tribune news editor. She has published poems in a variety of journals, including Bluestem, Front Range Review, Light, Measure, and Willow Review. Her chapbook, For the Duration, was published in 2012 by Finishing Line Press.