Dormant Fields

my young daughter laughs

as we race through dormant fields

spring is drawing near

Beige Vinyl Siding

beige vinyl siding

slowly fading in the sun

american dream

A Smooth Ride

the road to nowhere

is repaved very often

we love a smooth ride

Peekaboo

Winter peekaboos

through the crack under my door

Spring sits back and laughs

Rawboned Branches

long rawboned branches

stretch far through a freezing fog

to scratch the sky’s back

New Year’s Eve (Forgotten Bird)

forgotten bird flies

through a freezing moonlit mist

singing Auld Lang Syne

Foul Traveler

this foul traveler

a sudden unwelcome guest

winter stays here now

Magic Still Exists

children fast asleep

dreaming of Santa’s presents

magic stil exists

The Hillside

barren brown hillside

beaten by relentless wind

just wants to lie down

Late Autumn Hike

crunching leaves echo

through the bleak abandoned woods

i watch my breath rise