Christmas shopping
gifts
all for me, again

steaks on the grill
our conversations
sizzle

rainy day
indoor recess
he steals a kiss

mom irons
our Sunday best
…skinned knees

lazy summer afternoon
cold sticky lips
a popsicle kiss

goblins gathered around
the roaring bonfire
harvest moon

steaks on the grill
our conversation
sizzles

reading in the sun
time flew by
aloe vera

goblins gathered around
the roaring bonfire
harvest moon

the squeak of tennis shoes
on the antiseptic floor
I wait another hour

cold water
rushing up to my knees
catch of the day

spring fed stream
cold as ice
a water melon floating by

buried in the earth
when I was born
daffodils

magnolia’s blossom
     out of
          old wood

crack…
cheering as the ball
flies over the fence

hands in the soil
breaking up clods
new promise

empty parking lots
empty hallways
spring break

snowed in
with a book
mountain of covers

fallen leaves
raked into a pile…
waiting for my turn

faded wagon
with squeaking wheels
acorns

tiptoes in the sand
too hot
to stand

summer breeze
ocean waves crashing
desire

the little bruise
a crescent moon under my breast
broken rib

raining sideways
faint sirens
in the wind

spring creation
new princess in pink
meets siblings in blue

unpacking
the suitcases
sand on the floor

floating butterflies
dancing with each other
barefoot in the grass

holding her breath
as it gets lost in the sun
foul ball

haunted house
he follows
screaming like a girl

outside patio
$1.00 longnecks
sweating

the X-ray takes pictures
of my broken rib
I smile for the camera

a tipped canoe…
my good mood carried away
by the swift current

the falling snow—
now no one knows
where I’ve come from