five years later
he didn't forget
my eyes were brown

high school reunion
he doesn't forget
my brown eyes

five years later
he doesn't forget
my eyes are brown

afternoon funeral
for a dead sparrow
whistling eulogies

after school funeral
whistling eulogies
for the sparrow

in the prayer room
i alone
understand my tears

in the prayer room
am i the only one
who understands my tears

in the prayer room
only i
understand my tears

wedding band
turns my finger green—
jaded love

jaded love
wedding band turns
my finger green

my hot chocolate &
my favorite magazine
my mental health day

hot chocolate &
favorite magazine
My mental health day!

stroke of his brush
blue
as the sky turns grey

stroke of his brush
blue
sky
turns grey

quiet dinner
he brings out a ring
only gasps

quiet dinner
he brings out a ring
her gasp

grandma shops
pinching each apple
like grandchildren's cheeks

shopping with grandma
she pinches each
apple cheek

shopping with grandma
she pinches
each apple

bicycle
built for two
for one

widower in the park
bicycle built for two
for one

car in the shop
bicycle built for two
for one

thunderstorm
lights flicker off:
the cat’s eyes

thunderstorm
lights flicker
in the cat’s eyes

Chinese Tea Garden
upon request the owner brings me
my own teapot

Chinese Tea Garden
the owner brings
a teapot saved for me

no longer
staying behind my ears—
new haircut

new haircut
no longer
behind my ears

flying a kite
the small boy
runs with the string

kite flying
the small boy
runs for the string