brown leaves
a dog plays fetch
alone

close to the day
his cold hand
inside mine

squeaky shoes
nurse enters
with a long needle

bitterly cold
the warm touch
of the cup

down the local
sledding hill
snow day

winter
she came back
only to leave again

warm summer night
on a country road
gazing at the stars

page by page
the diary of her life
burned

shortly after class
a star
appears

Eskimo kisses
my daughter’s cheeks
blush from the cold

spring morning
a new love blossoms
beneath the cherry tree

abandoned ballpark
green fence
hawk eye

quiet chatter
hands that tell a story
clapping

down by the pond
dripping wet
squish squash

one fat cardinal
ice covered limbs
of the walnut tree

heart pounding
fresh powder
skis pointed down

picture window leaves
swirl
in my hot chocolate

icicles drip
sun across the bed
long afternoon nap

one stray snowflake
upon my nose
a lover’s kiss

glasses on her nose
TV on
softly snores

summer drought
ballpark infield
still green

among the red roses
the red bud
still blooms

running stars
a quiet night
for a wish

the shovel and I
out for the day
snowfall overnight

snow drifts rise and fall
deep inside
my red boots

mosquito
takes a taste
no more

cinders on the road
the spinning of wheels
cold winter day

pickup truck
snow
bumper sky-high

lonesome highway
snowflakes melt
against the windshield

ice silenced town
the trees
broken

the wind on the lake
before the storm
we're back now

light snowflakes
a bluebird crouches
under the evergreen

the light of the sky
at night
camping together

cold & windy
the snowman still standing
silence all around

the leafless tree
covered with ice a cardinal
cries for his mate

air blowing in my face
a flock of geese
forty more miles