warm blanket
cat
nestled by my side

an instant connection
through the kennel cage
he’s the one

a stream of wind
under the door crack
against my toes

sunlight squeezes
through the blinds
my dull eyes

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

bottom quarter champion

out of session
a lone fish
in summer school

sitting placidly—
the creek flows
around a rotten log

dead rat
against a metal bar
on a wooden pallet

dog cone—
trapped in
his own head

TOP half champion

CHAMPION

BOTTOM half champion

late night cruise
lights dim . . . moon
leading the way

the last bird
               migrates
        alone

a morning breeze
sunrise glow
the smell of lavender

stormy morning—
coffee and journal
thoughts

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

bottom quarter champion

face deep in the sheets
she weeps
no-one hears

not on my own
i talk to
the voices in my head

a park we walk together
i now stroll
                . . . alone

rosemary bushes
along the brick path
calming

family reunion
droppings all around
the kids table

afternoon sand
seagulls compete for
a slice of bread

morning school rush
the school bus
holds out its arm

on the bus
homemade beats
approaching our rival's field

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

bottom quarter champion

date?
pedicures?
my treat

her scent
onions—
faints

the french fries
are cold—
      we gossip

every chair taken
plates full
mom smiles

TOP half champion

CHAMPION

BOTTOM half champion

aged rocking chair
letting out. a consoling
creak

the chipped blue plate
in the china cabinet—
grandma’s urn

on a knee
with the same ring
generation to generation

like clockwork
he kneels with the ring
that hugged grandma’s finger

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

bottom quarter champion

rosary beads
on the empty desk
collecting dust

missing eye
i hold him close
            teddy

in the blizzard
dad’s snowshoes
laugh at me

her necklace
boomeranged
ocean