sunrise
at the beach
waves crashing at our feet

clumps of hair
the birds
nest

chirping and hooting
carried by
the light breeze

a cold winter morning
three pancakes
bubbling on the stove

white pickett fence
surrounds their winter home…
a cracked foundation

Libby the beagle
whimpering
to get in from the cold

dove
tail
perfect fit

twinkling in the night,
houses covered—
in colored lights

trickling down the staff
the wax
of the acolyte's candle lighter

first winter snow
the mirror I look into
shows my mother's face

eight foot drift
a little boy
tunneling through the snow

weak sunlight
struggles to
warm the cardinal

layered fog hovers
this morning
soybeans lathered in gold

a crop field's moon
around the corn I roam
night in full bloom

nighttime beauty
staring up
at millions of stars

winter night…
toes
under fur

the crunch of snow
beneath my shoes
winter words

numb fingers
committed to
shaping the snow

frosty windows
~crackling fire~
thaws my toes

old man limping
stops to wave
nobody's looking

mountain top
snow
below wildflowers

through the window
my snowman
smiles back
at me

cold toes      cold nose—
warm heart

a spigot waterfall
          of
           mud
          and
        grass…
          slipping
         between
           my
         toes

night
snowy darkness
winter silence

in the doghouse
on his blankie—
watching the snow fall

under the
down
comforter

I stand in the back
of dad’s pick-up
pulling cherries off the tree

New Year’s Eve
the beginning
of the end

the quiet house
both kids at school . . .
lonely mother?

the quiet stillness…
small footprints on a path
to snow angels

sandcastle and seashells—
ocean water
sweeps them away…

sand tickling my toes
Mai Tai splashing
with the crash of the waves

dancing footprints adorn
the rooftop snow
squirrels all a-flirt

perspiring brow
deep reds and bursting yellows
on the tomatoes

ocean waves
pulling me
in

walking…
to the nearest palm tree
where the sand isn’t quite so hot

a college student
studying
two children rest

a walk to the park
the little boy reaches out…
for mommy’s hand

a cool mountain stream
I pitch a penny
and wish