just the four of them
talking
and laughing

my fingers
tapping the computer
what to write

clouds hide the moon . . .
looking at nothing, the answer
I was looking for

early summer morning
diamond fields
covered with children

underwater
pretending I'm a mermaid

cup of flour
spills on the tiling

graduation goodbye . . .
she married a coast guard officer
for a life far away

forgotten shirt
I inhale
how I know you

Spring lilies
I drop my luggage
on the doorstep

autumn sunrise
         make-out point
I start the car

two deer
on the shoulder
one alive

refrigerator light
the tanned curve
of your hip

city fire alarm--
the boots and suits
no longer empty

empty doghouse
a fur ball at my feet
softly snoring

sitting on the porch
watching waiting    
they call your name!

the snow falls
our eyes
dance with each other

pushing the big dipper
aside
night swimming

empty hallways
summer sunbeams
whisper secrets

summer night
under the stars
we sleep.

too lazy to climb stairs
cheese and crackers
ride the elevator

bright dawn beams—
licking between her toes
the black cat