midnight
highway lights
just me and the radio

wobbly bike
training wheels off
skinned knees and elbows

training wheels off
skinned knees and elbows
wobbly bike

summer heat,
cold ice cream
down his tiny chin

hot
cold ice cream
down his chin

summer heat
cold ice cream
down his chubby chin

riding my tricycle
eating popsicles
hot and humid

eating popsicles
on my tricycle
drip, drip, drip

eating popsicles
riding my tricycle
humidity

summer pond
playing on the rafts
laughing

floating with friends
laughing
summer pond

rocking baby
back to sleep
soft smell of powder

rocking baby
beddy by
fresh smell of powder

tiny flicks of light
entice delight
all throughout the night

throughout the night
flicks of light
entice delight

bay window
the swaying of a cat’s tail
a squirrel on a tree branch

cat in the bay window
tail swaying
a squirrel

cat’s tail sways
in the bay window
–squirrel

squirrel on a branch
swaying cat tail
in the bay window

miniature white dress
flower petals
a little girl’s dream

ocean breeze
sweaty palms
our souls become one

warm ocean breeze
hands held
as one

hands held
ocean breeze
tide rolling away

night fishing on river
thinking of her
mist tumbling to the river

fishing on the river
I think of her
misty night

wedding day:
church bells
their silhouettes

wedding bells
their silhouettes
holding hands

Jack-o-lanterns
rustle of leaves
little creatures laughing

empty house
neighbor’s golden retriever
provides companionship

golden retriever
in an empty house
providing love

home alone
neighbor’s golden retriever
companion

twenty acre farm
family heirloom
loved forever

removing the mittens
ice falls to the floor
as coat sleeves are stretched

young friends
shooting hoops
horse

childhood friends
shooting hoops
HORSE

truck won’t start
time to go
she’s going to say, I’m late again

time to go
truck won’t start
late again

family lake
the rock skips
as I throw it

family lake
throwing rocks
skipping

family lake
throwing rocks
skipping

Rattle in the bushes
Pail of blackberries
Ominous fate of my cobbler

two people
no identity
bar

crimson trickle
on the lip
luscious wound the fang did prick

dirty sea gulls
frantically searching
autumn sea

no peace nor tranquility
displaced without a home
katrina

no peace nor tranquility
displaced homeless
katrina

big red tomatoes
ready to do the job
hands are small

small hands
ready to help:
ripe tomatoes

Big old bear
Age is heavy
Girls best friend

heavy with age
big old bear
remains best friend

autumn evening
porch swing
girl on cell phone

fall night
girl on the porch
cell phone