sun rays warming
pale winter skin
I never want to leave

tiny seashells
each one special
to me

south carolina sun
skin peels
snake boy

faint pink turns to
tomato red
she cries for aloe

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

bottom quarter champion

up on the rooftop
we watch the stars
and strum guitars

yearning for a quick thrill . . .
only one who likes
roller coasters

driving through back roads
at a gas station
a dog watches me

stealing kisses
at stop signs
deserted country roads

TOP half champion

CHAMPION
 

BOTTOM half champion

walking with family
wanting to be
at the party

next year
I'll spend Easter
where I want

pushing and shoving
the adults race
to the last egg

Easter bunny
visiting
a twenty year old

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

bottom quarter champion

sunrise service
the lake
brightens
with
the sky

Mary wanders around
in the dark
the third sunrise

Palm Sunday—
the toddler
strips his to pieces

Easter politics
Grandpa likes . . .
the other guy

home
the cat
on the couch 

bright red hives
cloth covered eyes
that damn cat

I continue to
     sneeze
all the animals gone

hay flavored breath on my cheek
from frosted nostrils
home sinks in

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

bottom quarter champion

little brother
missed him for months
annoying as hell

worse than my mother
my aunt
critiquing my hair

sister's grin lights up
the room
firefly with no off switch

coffee in the morning
waiting for my brothers
to wake up

TOP half champion

CHAMPION
 

BOTTOM half champion

sobbing
mom stitches
     me back together

inescapable
a family intervention
I stare out the window

trembling
she holds my hand
prayers for peace

picking out an outfit
to prove
I'm not falling apart

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

bottom quarter champion

time apart          still best friends

time stops
when I'm with you
a long forgotten feeling

she clutches her rosary
I tell her the stories
she used to tell me

together we'll always be young