1

making cookies
measuring twice
secret ingredient

2

steps off the dock
feet planted on the boat
rock side to side

3

my hair lays behind my ear
        falls forward
he gently pushes it back

4

see him
one last time
identify the body

5

the star twinkles
at me
wink wink

6

can not stop thinking
about the podcast
classic, who done it

7

let's pretend
for one night
that we have forever

8

summer pool day
the fastest way
to make friends

9

move in day
not for the family of birds
on our A/C unit

10

post storm
a break in the clouds
seven colors of hope

11

heart break
everything is meaningless
first rain of the season

12

the ac blows
in the hot
summer classroom

13

friendship bracelets
makeup shared
she does my hair

14

she thrashes
in the dead grass
weeds

15

clock in
clock out
what day is it?

16

every family holiday
they say I look just like her
it stings every time

17

looking for change
scissors in hand
CHOP

18

hot summer days
laying by the pool
lobster . . . it's whats for dinner

19

family photos
I wonder where
all that excitement went

20

sound asleep laying
next to me
friend or foe

21

gas prices and groceries
a little for a lot
adulting a must

22

invitation
to her first birthday
you will not come
      we both know that

23

wishbone hanging
        by my window
                           snaps
the wish is gone

24

at grandma’s house with the dogs
playing in the backyard
I worry she won’t want to go home

25

a tombstone
with a name
i never thought i'd see

26

her face
stares back at me
on the headstone

27

she screams
they come to her aid
he’s gone

28

I place her urn
on the mantle
with her favorite green scrunchie

29

the crown molding
once bright white
now a dull yellow

30

waiting for the host
the circle spins
class has started