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quiet on the windowas the door opens then closes--sleeping moth
The young man smiles,waving goodbye from his carfor the very last time.
from the patiotwo cats stare at the sparrowspicking the brown grass
my eyes meet hersthen she's gone -- walking awayshe glances back
after a prolonged absenceMikey re-appearswithout his legs --he still smiles at everyonefrom his chair on the corner
giant holes in cedarsfrom pileated woodpeckers--birds at work
along the houselittle green nubs dot the groundpeonies returning
less than a monthbetween snow blowerand lawn mower
until yesterdaymy mother always served teaon a saucer
cardinals nestingin the hedge outsidethe kitchen window
weightless antdropped from the blueberry bushlanded unscathed
devastationwhen fire reclaims the landfrom human squatters
that feeling wheni realize i find comfortin tedium
the snakesnever stop slitheringinside my head