in the gravel
along the railroad tracks–
pussy willows
Author: Helen Ruggieri
Helen Ruggieri lives in Olean, NY and has had publications recently in Mainichi Daily News (Japan) and Bottle Rocket.
eel grass
wriggling with
the current
snowmobile tracks
disappear behind the trees-
full moon tonight
corner of the house
so sharp the cut
wind shrieks
yellow ribbon
tumbling down the street
in the gritty wind
in the wet snow
even the squirrel’s tail
is bedraggled
in December dusk
a solitary pine tree
all lit up