Spring air
stop and smell
the audit

mild February morning
the dogs’ January food
appears in the backyard

spring rain
muddy pawprints
on my floor

wading
in the creek
tadpoles escape

top quarter champion

top half champion

bottom quarter champion

cold winter night
he is gone—
again

beer bottles
cooling in snow
       Happy New Year!

in the darkness
I hear the heart beat
that beats for me

moonlit walk
on the beach
our footprints disappear

top half champion

champion

bottom half champion

toes in water
tall grass above my head
a cow's moo

Swimming pool
my nephew says
I went pee

early morning
waves lapping
jogging around jellyfish

picnic
on the beach
sand in my “sand” wich

top quarter champion

bottom half champion

bottom quarter champion

starry night
blanket in the grass
mosquitoes buzz

greener than green
lighter than air
chiggers

yellow daffodils
all in a row…
singing to their mother’s

topless—
a Saturday afternoon
drive in the Jeep