1

a canceled class
i sleep in
my professor’s tragedy

2

trees
bronchial networks
inflate my lungs 

3

goose pond
the elderly woman
walks her flock 

4

my face wrinkles
as you talk—
so smelly

5

saw you in the kitchen
looking for a snack
late night talk

6

sunlight breaks
an involuntary smile 
breaks, too

7

cup of tea
fogs up
my phone

8

tapping keys
before the clock strikes 12
everyone elsel asleep

9

children splash
wet clothes never drying
in the rain

10

a coffee spill
darkens the pages
of their scrapbook

11

frozen pond
traps the fish
liberates the skaters

12

a blanket of birds
blot the sky
bailing hay till sunset

13

freezing air
their red cheeks
cool down

14

two boys
playing jacks
caterpillar pauses

15

sun tea trickles
over ice cubes
bird bath shakes

16

collection of floating
twigs; the view from
my bedroom window

17

floral decorations
can’t hide
cold, white walls

18

her lamp
a new shadow across
the artwork

20

Sunday night
dark room is
too cold

21

boiling water
enlivens the stove
roommate dinner