1

fresh teabag
in lukewarm water
steeping slowly

2

the coffee, like a lie, 
tastes sickly sweet
bitter to the grounds

3

thin pages
crinkling under wrinkled fingers
drops of coffee stain

4

sizzling sausages
Labor Day weekend
fall is here

5

crumpled notebook paper
sticky PB&J fingerprints
says “I love you”

6

stovetop popcorn
settling in
home

7

toddler fingers
pull open rose buds
premature

8

empty nest
one egg
uncracked

9

dust settles in mute 
sun setting dyes the
room in gold

10

alone and cold
a box on a road
the black kitten

11

squeals of shock and delight
umbrellas bobbing
the rain treats the day

12

heart shaped candles 
smell of sugar cookies 
warming the soul alike 

13

he wore sunflowers
like he was
the sun itself

14

grass
green as can be 
running through sprinklers 

15

salty morning
checking the crab trap
for potluck dinner

16

walking through an antique mall
the smell of old books
someone’s memories

17

the silver watch
showing both times
of you and I

18

crack of pads
with whistles all around
a fall night in the Midwest

19

my sister walks into my room 
which shoes? 
ready for a night out 

20

thin crease
down the front
of my clean sneakers

21

late night screen
piles of books
rubbing tired eyes

22

art adorns skin
painted in thick
cigarette smoke

23

rain serenades the
sleeping vinyl siding
peace

24

a warm breeze
five smiles
the summer of 2019

25

my firefly
high in the sky
too far to see the light

26

drops of sunlight
across the dew
bouncing rays

27

majestic peaks
wildflowers in the distance
summer snow