ten-speed bike
without a kickstand
freshly mown lawn

clouds passing by
a bird and I
stand on the same porch

thanksgiving weekend
Taylor Swift
all the way home

lone bridge
shows me
the way home

clouds passing by
a bird and I
stand on the same porch

lone bridge
shows me
the way home

clouds passing by
a bird and I
stand on the same porch

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

clouds passing by
a bird and I
stand on the same porch

bottom quarter champion

autumn afternoon
squirrels chatter with
their mouths full

i stare
at the reflection
a frog jumps on my face

autumn afternoon
squirrels chatter with
their mouths full

i stare
at the reflection
a frog jumps on my face

doe’s eyes
hold mine
she continues her meal

the light flutter
of whiskers
in the dusk of night

autumn afternoon
squirrels chatter with
their mouths full

TOP half champion

clouds passing by
a bird and I
stand on the same porch

CHAMPION
 

storm brewing
in the child’s cup
straw bubbles

storm brewing
in the child’s cup
straw bubbles

BOTTOM half champion

storm brewing
in the child’s cup
straw bubbles

dandelion field
at a little girl’s farm
the horses wait

porch swing
my sister
sits with her book

under warm blankets
smushed together on the couch
our family

storm brewing
in the child’s cup
straw bubbles

porch swing
my sister
sits with her book

storm brewing
in the child’s cup
straw bubbles

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

storm brewing
in the child’s cup
straw bubbles

bottom quarter champion

green tea
her white sweater
matches the snow

chip
in the glass
proof of love

green tea
her white sweater
matches the snow

favorite cereal bowl
at the front
of my cabinet

chip
in the glass
proof of love

green tea
her white sweater
matches the snow

hour two in the greenhouse
reading
palms

click the light
off
bath faucet dripping

a small waterfall
flowing into
my bathtub

she sits
with only the tree
to lean on

honey lamp
the porch aglow
with fireflies

a small waterfall
flowing into
my bathtub

honey lamp
the porch aglow
with fireflies

honey lamp
the porch aglow
with fireflies

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

honey lamp
the porch aglow
with fireflies

bottom quarter champion

a single yellow flower
the one no one
picked

outside voices pass
3am chatter
roll over in bed

a single yellow flower
the one no one
picked

outside voices pass
3am chatter
roll over in bed

empty barn
the radio
plays on

dinner for one
the scent permeates
the empty house

a single yellow flower
the one no one
picked

TOP half champion

honey lamp
the porch aglow
with fireflies

Grand CHAMPION!
 

honey lamp
the porch aglow
with fireflies

lost dog poster
the snow falls
heavier

BOTTOM half champion

multiplayer game
with nobody else . . .
again

zoom muted
watching the class
laugh

grassy graveyard hill
stepping over headstones
no one knows anymore

gravestone
with a worn away name
a vase of flowers

zoom muted
watching the class
laugh

gravestone
with a worn away name
a vase of flowers

gravestone
with a worn away name
a vase of flowers

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

lost dog poster
the snow falls
heavier

bottom quarter champion

lost dog poster
the snow falls
heavier

forgotten hammock
swings in the
Winter air

lost dog poster
the snow falls
heavier

the paddleboard
d r i f t s
out onto the lake

forgotten hammock
swings in the
Winter air

lost dog poster
the snow falls
heavier

my biggest black boots
thanksgiving
at grandma’s