1

we drive home
through the first
green of spring
on the radio
crimson & clover

2

walking the green river
after a holiday
the two of us
our own
parade

3

a tornado in my
heart,
lightning rips me
apart
breaking into spring

4

plastic easter egg
cracking beneath
my shoe
resentful at the
garden of eden

5

puzzle pieces
and book pages
this house
finally feels
like home

6

Irish pub
I finish your Guinness
always willing
to take bitter things
off your hands

7

of all the fish
in the sea,
it’s my hand she holds
walking through
the aquarium

8

frozen yogurt
with little sis
my five flavors
to her favorite
plain tarte

9

pretend not to mind
her Taylor Swift playlist
she talks more now
that she has
all our lives

10

little sister drives
me
I glance over
to figure out
where the time has gone

11

sleeping in
until noon
the depression
in my bed
holds me close

12

digging my toes
in the sand
I dream of being
anywhere
else

13

spring break week
has gone 
in a flash
every moment
spent with you

14

spontaneous road-trip
Monday morning
unforgettable 
memories
made with you

15

resting on break—
i spoke too soon—
head over 
the toilet
at noon

16

laughing in
her Pontiac
strawberry milkshakes
never tasted
so good

17

picking up right
where we left off
the trusted hand
helping me
over a fence

18

a visit to my middle school
reminds me that
I will never be
thirteen again,
and thank God for that.