a trumpet playing taps—
my tears freeze
in the winter wind

grandpa’s truck
loud but sturdy
sitting in the driveway

grandpa’s truck
loud but sturdy
sitting in the driveway
sweet
sixteen

summer children playing
hot and humid     rain
water fight

church on Sunday morning
choir singing loudly
piano softly playing

church on Sunday morning
choir singing loudly
piano softly playing
a child
sleeps

sand rushing
over my feet—
a river

a van stops…
small eyes look
a deer looks back

passing the cemetery
her grandson asks
where’s the road to heaven?

summer children playing
hot and humid     rain
water fight

living room rug
my boys telling stories
of grandma

blue painted sky
     the old man fills
     his bird feeder

blue painted sky
     the old man fills
     his bird feeder
a squirrel
is watching

snowy night
     friends talk and talk
     in a running truck