Mmmhmm.This water is good.It’s good when the air is dry.I can’t hardly waitto recall how it tasteswhen the temperature is high!And the doorout to the patio,I like how light comes through the glass.But when the weatheris warmer,I’ll like how it … Continued
Flakes of frost fall swiftly at an angle to the ground.I should have taken a picture while they were all up on the tree.But if we were to capture each delicate thing and flatten it forever as a filequick before … Continued
How do we know that spring will come? It might get colder and colder. In May we might be shoveling through snow up to our shoulders. In August we might start to pack to move towards the equator, wondering if … Continued
Why would a bird singwhen it’s far below freezing?I hope this means spring comesand winter is easing.I hear it again–whether sparrow or wrenI know that when spring comeswe’re going to be friends.
Friends will call and help you knowthat rain will fall and grass will showand spring will come and poems will flow.
I need a little bit of sunshine in my life.I don’t need parties. I don’t need spice.I just gotta have some vitamin D synthesized.Oh, I need some sunshine in my life.
We made the chickens’ ladder steep–the length too short, the drop too deep.But in the morning, it is funto see the chickens jump and run.And the clouds are pink and grayas bright-eyed chickens greet the day.
Morning comes around like cursive where it touches the line. My feet touch the ground. It’s cold. The sun will rise. I go upstairs softly. My face still pink as the morning sky. My brain still in a haze like … Continued
There is a country blockwith a city on one cornerand my friends live on one mileand my family on another.Each day we do our best work,working side by side.We have each other overfor a meal most every night.And on weekends we … Continued
Sunshine on a cold daycan’t take all the cold away.Socks are warm when freshly dried.I pull them on and look outside.Crystals swirl like dryer lintand the sunshine makes them glint.