spring drizzle-
under the transplanted mimosa tree
a pink koosh ball.............................. cc

sorting kids' toys
junk and junk-keepers .......... fp

the window open
consciously out breath
and in breath............... dh

poking himself in the eye
masochistic peeping tom......... zp

duckpond quilt on tangled sheets
hiding
another trophy.............................. db

on display
the marked down price......... ss

wedding list -
silver and china
pecked out in light............ ss

stumbling from the shell
a baby crocodile ............ ac

one if by land
two if by sea
flicker of stars............ fp

luscious growth of tender
spruce needles................. dh

polio shots
ah, to drink and pee in
chlorinated water.......... zp

pool touching ocean
a blending of blues........... cb

jogging the beach
love's warm voice
in my earphones........... db

he swings his trumpet
above the smell of clover....... ss

mercury ascending
our best player at home
with baseball fever .............. cc

another triple digit day
stripped bare .............. fp

creak of a step
slows me on my way down
harvest moon ....................... dh

skipping
cracks in the sidewalk ........... zp

the knife slips
a crooked smile on
the pumpkin .............. zp

howling winds and howling fans
kissed by greatness ....................... cb

clouds swirl away
the huge oak in the park
just not there .................. ss

cord less rock star
chop ping fire wood ............. cc

bright coals
in the wood stove
warmth spreads through us.............. fp

goma bound Canadian
soldiers go by hercules ............. dh

every hour on the hour
the same infant and fly stir
by the ma who cannot go ........... dh

in the plane's crowded aisle
re-setting watches .................... zp

countdown on yellow "post-its"
days meet minutes
just to see him again ................ cb

a new page of the calendar
alps enter the kitchen .................. ss

aging ungracefully
the smooth slope
of his forehead ............ cc

sheer cliff drop-off
snow covers all ............ fp

a slender tree
snaps, and falls . . .
winter deepens ............ fp

at daybreak
felix ................. dh

light through the curtain
how late it is
dawning on me.............. zp

sun-tipped cactus
another bright rising.......... cb

blood wells
from her fingertip
the thaw gathers force .............. ss

daughter and I barefoot
through the greening grass............ cc