hide and seek
I count to 10
in the cave

searching the cave
we follow
his soft echoes

father's bedside bare
mother's full of
her favorite authors

hanging from the blanket
one piece of fringe
longer than the rest

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

bottom quarter champion

afternoon drive
a goose tending
a broken wing

ash black eyelash
on my finger
fake wishes

placing my sweaty hand
in my daughter’s
family marathon

face first in the dewey grass
the white-winged dove
ooh baby ooh

TOP half champion

CHAMPION
 

BOTTOM half champion

the breeze filters
through the open window—
you smile

summer rain
instead of going inside,
we dance

mom calls
I don't answer
the end of the world

come downstairs
the kettle’s on
a visit from grandma

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

bottom quarter champion

the floorboards creak
as the mouse scurries by
two eyes in the shadow

a clowder of newborn cats
awaiting their
nine lives

finals week
studying
I'd rather be sledding

in front of the campfire
flames burning       first time
since my accident