12/26/20: And After

a sheaf of wheat

leaning upon itself—gusts

battering

12/23/20: So This Is Christmas

a dropped Starbucks—

red and green cup crushed, frozen,

spread like a star

11/21/20: Microclimate

a chill waited

in the wood path’s dip—ready,

a perverse embrace

11/19/20: Daily Art

I spend a morning

dreaming birds—unlikely hues

in harmony

9/23/20: Dreaming Poetry

my sister leapt

like words, her form transformed

into love

9/20/20: Proceeding as Unplanned

accidentally

my dream switched lanes—and I

was a clam

8/26/20: Running at Dawn

just me

and some strange dog barking

at each other

8/15/20: Identifying

just here now—

a dog walker waiting for

his pet to decide

8/10/20: My Weather App Says When the Sun Will Rise

a dim hint of

time like trickling ants

returning

7/25/20: Examining Today’s Calendar

a whisper

of sun—the heat of day soon

arriving