teacup dregs
we choose our words
with care

shore bird
the spindly legs
of my math teacher

coaxing
one more day
from the raspberries

emergency exit
the kite my mask makes
when I take it off

dappled stream
a bass in and out
of my dreams

spring fever a bit longer the beach route

the sun and moon
if I could choose
his first tattoo

all my eggs
in one basket
Easter

she broke my heart
in tenth grade
not mentioned in the obit

election night talk of climate change
 

snow-tipped pine
living my life
in three-quarter time

discovering
which side I'm on
garden walls

in the snow
our street curves
in a new direction

shaving mirror
every day I miss
his stupid questions

reading Walden with
                             new eyes
                             pandemic

deepening winter
the turbulent flight
to see dad

late summer tomatoes
some debts
are never repaid