1

fabric softener
the winter chill
draws us together

2

greens and yellows
of the growing corn
the tractor camouflaged

3

party after
the game.
first quarter

4

ash crawling
on stone-cold skin
firefly

5

faded lyrics
line the walls:
the quirks of home

6

the warning signs, 
my grandmother's pain . . .
unnoticed. 

7

you are the ocean
to my shore
always yearning

8

angels sing,
father warms 
the child's hands.

9

I close my eyes
this lipbalm . . .
tastes like chocolate

10

list of tasks
so long
I lie in bed

11

we join hands
while father says a prayer
Thanksgiving

12

sunshine
reflects the metal bowl
on the counter

13

crumpled pages
in the bowling alley
writers’ night off

14

a cloud
around their noses
ice dragons?

15

a young hand
reaches for the bow
the violin squeaks

16

the paper falls 
to the floor 
she cries in the stairwell 

17

reaching 
for the tallest apple 
laughter in the kitchen

18

cracked window
gold streams in
dust

19

beneath the glimmer
the dimmed theatre is
            lonely

20

2,996 lost
rebuilt in honor
One America

21

the stubborn tick
of the ruby hand
i click my heels

22

picnic basket 
in the field
reeling in a big catch

23

laughing I imagined
my friends,
as sisters

24

first snow, 
the bunny 
and it's tail

25

butterflies kiss her 
wobbly knees
a haven

26

the waiting room
choking with silence
a crowd awaits

27

cursive touch
my weary fingers
find solace

28

water runs
through the bamboo
in the garden

29

bundled up 
nose peaking out
a snowflakes landing spot

30

stomps of feet
across the football field
cattle

or

stomp of feet
across the football field
stampede