1

fireworks
something more than love
is in the air

2

wood burning stove
little fingers brush
the brittle beetle

3

soft sand
stuck in my shoes
play ball

4

scraped hands
we jump
onto the roof

5

silent room
we try to talk
with our eyes

6

my mother cries
I begin to cry
without knowing why

7

playing spider-man
I kiss the neighbor girl
and fail to understand

8

I want to take scissors
cut and snip
until I am small

9

light scatters
we sing
about a fox's wedding

10

homesick
mainly for my dogs
but yeah, you too

11

j'aime
ma vie
without you

12

tap dancing on a
soapy rug, i'm
singin' in the rain

13

Winnie the Pooh blanket
comforting
I tumble down the stairs

14

the dog is panting in the shade
watching the children
naked in the sprinklers

15

soup made of grass, mud,
flowers from mom's garden
a very small witch

16

candy store
the sweetest treat
mom's smile

17

best friends
when we're alone,
we're sisters.

18

circled mushrooms
in the soccer field
here there be fairies

19

little creatures
living in the creek
borrowed for a while

20

grade seven
the lessons
we weren't meant to learn

21

moving in a panedmic
don't touch my boxes
i'll do it

22

growing pains
my skin
doesn't fit me yet

23

like bungee cords
your gaze hooked onto mine
never let go

24

creak and crack
purple paint chipping
seesaw

25

grilled cheese and chlorine
provided by Poppy
a hot summer's day

26

open safe
I run
into your arms

27

*cheep cheep cheep*
the tiny chick
shits in his hand

28

football with dad . . .
a milk tooth
floats in my tummy

29

Hey sunshine!
I'm getting annoyed
she is just a friend

30

Roo and Lumpy
prancing across
the preschool playground

31

grandma orchids
the stranger jumped
the fence

32

I open the fridge
SQUEEEEAAAAK
she knows it's feeding time

33

naked on the floor
I can't form the word
no

34

pokemon and chalk
i can't
skateboard

35

one call
one facetime
mom pick up

36

personified trains
chugging on for miles
never leaving my tv

37

kindergarten floor
15 minutes of darkness
naptime

38

mirror mirror
on the wall,
do i like what i see?

39

a baby
babysits
babies' babies

40

snow white coat
lingers in my mind
Casper

41

life rearranged
The Train
stays consistent

42

library corner
hides the best series
and me

43

shielding
my anxiety
clear nail polish

44

nervous pacing
what will they say when I ask
can I play

45

night ride
through the clouds above
did I just swallow a bug?

46

why is naptime
not a thing
past kindergarten

47

riding bicycles
we talk
about homemade lunch

48

waves rising
frozen
in stone

49

red lights on
a gospel in ones
and zeroes

50

jail cell
how dare you
steal my heart

51

puffy eyes
and sad music
it's over

52

oh well
I was too good for him
maybe I should call

53

snail shells
sleeping on lettuce leaves
an edible bed

54

the flowers
I pick
damn me

55

I love to walk in mazes
for the ten minutes
I forget that I hate them

56

Olive Garden picnic
rug for grass
manufactured wind

57

a woodchuck chucks wood
and also tomatoes
upon availability

58

Shakespearean sonnets
only she can read
written in crayon

59

talk talk talking
my mom and i
two bikes

60

tag gone wrong
crying and blur
a hornets nest

61

I'll make a quick trip
to the store
it's my happy place

62

high ceiling
a swift breeze
moves with the dancers

63

lipstick tissues
just a little
            glitter