1

afternoon sun showers
I wear a grain bucket
as a hat

2

nobody will ever
love you like i do
raised eyebrow

3

rainbow outlines
the white barn
a halo

4

two corndogs and a yogurt
I guess that’s dinner
Mom

5

sitting on the riverbank
toes swimming
with minnows

6

cosmic botany
vast fields overlook
constellations upside down

7

surrounded by people
but still alone
fallen leaves

8

sitting on a lucky penny
cicada
shimmering green

9

learning to love
my crooked smile
in every mirror

10

wasn’t even 18
for 5 hours
when he groped me

11

philosophical
discussion
your car's extended warranty

12

a teddy bear
with no head
my baby

13

chipped toe nail polish
summer day
broken in flip flops

14

our steps
in sync
you and me

15

glide of the canoe
riples across still water
peepers croaking as the sun goes down

16

freshly sharpened pencil
the tip falls out
repeat

17

talking him down
knowing next time
we might not be there

18

eating
over a trash can
Nature Valley

19

horchata flavored
syrup 
keeps me company

20

rainy morning after
our conversation
on a mental loop

21

starting from the top
is not the same
as giving up

22

the gentle morning sun
reminding us that the monsters
were just trees

23

wild onion
my brother
foraging

24

where’s my exemption card?
I gave them their
ID 10 T.

25

umbrella lowered
she looks up
dancing in the drizzle

26

blue string lights and
yellow lamps
nothing helps me sleep

27

sleeping medusa
what secrets lurk
in the eyes of men

28

a whisper
bounces off
empty church pews

29

free bird
flies in and out
of a zoo enclosure

30

little jackalope
what do you say to someone
who says you don't exist

31

the seam ripper
was tucked beneath
drolls of blue butterflies

32

pressed into the mud
broken prints
smaller puddles

33

the rocking of a chair
stories from grandpa
forever a memory

34

sitting by the fire
the kids are restless
Santa is coming

35

plans cancelled
mask up Millikin
when will it end?

36

along the plodded path
a plastic bottle
offers up what's left

37

dive bar
playing pool
with new friends

38

matching pace
we discuss the trivial
and the existential

39

looking over my shoulder
i smile
catch up

40

flat on our backs
gazing at ropes above
as if they were stars

41

Belle got her rose
and I did too
thank you

42

bloodied palms
from grasping something so beautiful
way too tight

43

fighting up
four flights of stairs
but finally in person

44

i cling to your words
a safety blanket
underwater

45

your starry eyed stare
i was your muse
nothing more

46

too broke
for Anna Thai and
cheap red wine

47

the stars last 
forever like 
we were supposed to 

48

when I grow up 
I dream of 
being nothing like you

49

one more scoop
of ice cream 
to heal what you broke

50

quickly ambling
up a wall
on eight legs

51

left all
my sweat and troubles
on the marley floor

52

bouquet of alfalfa
munched between
a wet pink muzzle

53

pregnancy cravings
barn cat begs
for leftover milk

54

pigeons in the
water trough
silage on the bottom

55

your wrinkly hands
from washing my dishes
i was not yours to fix

56

riding on the shoulders
of an old friend
long gone

57

follow the rat
if you want to find
the sewer

58

he needs
a quick nap too
the sandman

59

hello friend!
it is nice to meet
your nose and mouth

60

old spice deodorant
four years later
my morning routine

61

sherbet sunset
we drink wine
on the roof

62

unpacking
childhood toys
stay in the box

63

the oven is not preheated yet
my stomach reminds me
that time is a concept

64

I call
back and forth
a barn owl

65

early birds chirping
college apartment
turned ghost town

66

crash in the kitchen
paw pads
run across the floor

67

a cracked sidewalk
staggered me
and the trailing cop

68

unwind the branches
through the evening light
you flicker

69

well spoken
the willow sighs
from deep in it's shade

70

my parents
weren't soulmates
now I feel like the luckiest kid

71

climbing higher
what goes up
must come down

72

nothing hurts more than
a razor
scooter to the ankle

73

tattoo
your favorite things
on my lips

74

pink and yellow
SPARKLES
dragon squishmallow

75

home alone
a creak
on the wooden floor

76

when it's hard to love
you
I lend you vertebrae

77

which way?
I don't care
I'm with you

78

the bed shifts
a whiskered face
appears over mine

79

winter night
snow 
dog socks

80

standing in the rain 
waiting for your return 
black dress

81

red, blue, orange
hammock
tree creaks . . .

82

the sound of a songbird
cool grass in my feet
waiting for sunset

83

you catch my breath
and hold it
in your irises

84

joints creak
and ankles crack
jiffy pop

85

i don't have to stay
i could go anywhere else
but the food!

86

mascara runs down her cheeks
peace sign
mirror selfie

87

snowed in
my fire place erupts
soft blanket in hand

88

for the last time
      stop
looking at us

89

bark chipping
decaying
from inside out

90

climbing higher
what goes up
must come down

91

open fridge
her phone call
ballett

or 92

open fridge witnesses
phone call
ballet