1

the beginning
and end;
two-sided puzzle

2

salted pretzel
the seasoned dog 
sleeps

3

it’s warm outside
the season turning
still winter

4

no more assignments 
graduation day  
bittersweet

5

her voice echoes
paper white and bare
I fall asleep

6

lips caught on
dry teeth;
class presentation

7

lights pass.
staring past window
into night

8

a song.
room fills with words unspoken
and tears

9

reappearing eyebrows
her magic trick
with a mirror

10

bright sun
a strand of hair
sparkles 

11

a squeeze of the hand
pulls me out
of my thoughts

12

she glances
my way
mouthing words

13

brush on canvas
painting tense lines
of her shoulders

14

his black-brown hair
glows
she stares

15

stingray
belly soft
and white

16

cats
in an old farmer's shed
no machines

17

the furnace hums
in an empty classroom
creaks from the hallway floor

18

walnut tree
a seed 
placed by a squirrel

19

hunting done
the neighbor cat
kitty trots home

20

the wind 
hums a song. 
no voice, only sky

21

foreheads together
with no sound
a conversation