1

ripstick tricks
scabbed up knees from
last week's fall

2

schoolyard talk
a crush on a girl
please don't tell

3

phone rings
the kids are ecstatic
snow day!

4

toys everywhere
on the swing set
memories together

5

strangers
new connections
snowball fight!

6

cool winter night
skating in the backyard
under the stars

7

nemo fish
in the tank
I check out a book

8

cold basement
full of stuff
so many stories

9

I wish I was elsewhere
so many worlds
so little time

10

fairies in the garden
hidden
from my sight

11

one drink too many
sharing our
deepest secrets

12

build-a-bear
and popcorn
weekend at Dad's

13

light up pacifier
at the roller skating rink
probably a choking hazard

14

sweat soaked shirt
please do not
touch the art

15

alone at recess
i ask the teacher
about her dreams

16

fight or flight
i wipe the blood
from my left nostril

17

board game
I find my mom's name
carved into the box

18

family holiday
all of my cousins
make up a dance

19

running side by side
to the ocean
sand burns our feet

20

jazz hands
held up high
desperate to be called on

21

cracked sidewalk
my mother
deserves better

22

cobblestone road
walking along
through a dream

23

garage sale
old trunk
catches my eye

24

church bell rings
in the courtyard
I think of you

25

mom leaving her daughter
first day of pre-school
the twins fall

26

new polly pocket
the head
already missing

27

joint custody
my bags
are packed

28

fairview pool
ope
there is a floater

29

crunchy woodchips
the sound
of daydreaming

30

clear ocean skies
she swings
alone

31

holes in my pants
from sliding
on the gym floor

32

colors of the rainbow
among the skirts,
I gaze

33

after school rush
all my clothes . . .
wait in the driveway

34

I skip to the bar
I ask the man . . .
for a grape juice

35

turning to dusk
distant barks
gone again

36

wine Wednesday
a night with the girls
to relax

37

late drive to the airport
I wake up
mom is gone

38

lonely house
but there is always
butterscotch candies

39

eyes flutter shut
tired after
grandma's house

40

mom and dad work
during the day
SpaghettiOs for lunch

41

early morning
drive to goodwill
let's find new stories

42

quiet girl
a different person
when placed on stage

43

pool water
the cold brisk air
eating Doritos

44

mason jar
with many holes
to hold our new friends

45

dirt under my nails
makeshift sand box
trench puddle surrounds us

46

backyard kickball
grass stains stay
on my knees

47

held hands in the wood
whispering
the loveliest lies

48

little green house
torn apart
homeless wasps

49

Catholic school 
itchy uniforms 
time for recess!

50

little ballerina
growing out of her
pointe shoes

51

mangoes
the girls stay
away from the tree

52

mud covered feet
we play
near the creek

53

inch
by inch
the snow falls

54

raindrop
on the window
a race I cannot win

55

pretty dress
extra skin on tummy
dress left at store

56

hungry
big plate
someone said fat
I sit in place

57

can't think of anything
but the toy inside
happy meal