desert vista
bowled over
by blue
Author: Dian Duchin Reed
Dian Duchin Reed is an award-winning writer whose poems, articles, essays, and photographs have appeared in many publications. Her books include Medusa Discovers Styling Gel (poetry) and Dao De Jing: Laozi's Ancient Wisdom (translated from the Chinese). Learn more at dianduchinreed.com
the things
she never celebrated
Mother’s Day
a blue vase
of white dahlias
floating clouds
rain sun rain…
the welcome mat
steaming
year of the ox
most of us
plodding on
her plastic pail
waiting by the bed
sand-dollar moon