1

books on the shelf
collecting dust,
maybe I should read one

2

follow the stars
I am waiting
for you there

3

drinks on the table
friends all around
let the night begin

4

at least
the shoes fit
clothes shopping

5

wildflowers line
the drive
old camper

6

late again to work
how will I tell
my wife

7

he thought it was
just a fart
. . . it wasn’t

8

when my time comes
let my last thought be
loving

9

she sits on her bed
swinging her feet
my heart warms

10

mother lays
on loveseat
zonked

11

I ask about his
scars
he pours a coffee

12

emblem
from his grandfather
sun reflection

13

she lies on the couch
half asleep
with a murder show on

14

the feathered pillow
pokes my back
DOG LOVER

15

the feeling of her paw
in my hand
i’m complete

16

I still think of you
but I know, I will never
go back to you

17

walk at midnight
city lights
your hand

18

your blue, matches
my yellow
in this hall

19

three year old daughter
won’t sleep . . .
without a night light

20

heart broken
a cheat
from the start

21

scared of heights
I try to ride
the Ferris wheel

22

haunted house
covered in spider webs
just a prop, or not?

23

I call
my dog's name
his ears roll to the back of his head

24

driving over the gravel
crunching rocks
dusty path

25

dressed in camo
pulling back my bow
I release . . .

26

bright moon shining
on me
up the tree stand

27

playing
dump trucks
kids in the dirt

28

scalding hot
the coffee
won’t get me this time

29

coffee table
grunts under
the weight of my heels

30

after graduation
I’d like to thank
Siri

31

can’t say goodbye
holding onto him . . . military,
will I see him again?

32

he tries to help me
as we hold hands
ice skating

33

wearing white
he stands and waits for me
to become his mrs.

34

she ended her story
before the ink
ran out

35

feeding each other
cake,
icing on his nose

36

a drawer with no clothes
empty
a person without love

37

full moon
wolf's cry
echoes in the night

38

hopping
lily pad to lily pad
ribbit

39

a tiny bunch of dirt
but to them
a whole colony

40

unable to escape the cage
the bird sings
a sad song

41

the solitude
I craved
hurts more than anything

42

two paths to take
they disappear,
before one is chosen

43

plexi glass propped
against the wall
no barriers

44

bright colors surround
her
rainbow sticker

45

stapler, paper clips,
pens
her iPhone dings

46

the sun shines
brighter today
high tide

47

as she steps
onto the stage
a new side of her

48

the stars shine
brighter
now that you’re there

49

the starting gate
opens
a rider falls off his horse

50

children running to animals
me slowly walking
behind them

51

birds talking
to each other
through the branches