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Category: Issue 21.1
winter’s end
a wardrobe…
revealing a little
more …
first daffodil
forever…
Spring fever
dancing just…
a fine mist clings
to old-man’s…
steady thaw
the wood frog’s…
new ache
writing a psalm…
Light,
the old monk said,…
Holy Saturday
the door cam…
Easter morning
fox cubs …
empty
a crow leaves
the robin’s…
between heartbeats
a breath…
a snowflake
out of nowhere…
in the beginning cherry …
first rays of sun
on morning…
after our tiff
about whose…
social distancing
at your…
only the top
two plates used…
moonlight
trapped in icicles…
interrupted dream—
I make…
Covid life as we don’t…
lockdown blues
a hit of whip…
nestled into oak the urge…
Survival
leaping from branch…
year of the ox
most of us
plodding…
gibbous moon
she gives me…
graveyard shift
another…
migrant
detention
sunset…
family tree
the leaves
that…
my child –
wind blown…
empty playground
a lollipop-shaped…
cactus blossoms holding…
the measure of a life the…
late Monday
the quiet work…
imagine the sound of rain…
deep wrinkles
the paths …
sun among the branches ……
temple procession
in between…
barely dawn
a spider weaves…
a flash of kingfisher blue…
glass rings
on the barroom…
another bill drops in the…
pandemic
another candle…
its fragrance
almost a taste…
hammock time
a neighbor’s…
Full moon
how is it, my friend…
wind-blown rain
gutters…
morning birdsong
so many…
evening quiet
the widow …
old photo
the smiles
I left…
rusting in dry dock
a boat…
high tide
a ghost crab
unearths…
if only
I could awake
in the…
thunder clap ravens fly …
completing
the silence…
after a quarrel —
from the…
yellow locust leaves
settling…
moving day
a pink flamingo…
late spring
a robin’s…
out of the blue
my son calls—…
Zoom—
I hazard
a new red lipstick…
Sunday afternoon
I know …
green everywhere i turn …
berry-picking
even our …
it’s hot, it’s…
ripe mango
that delicious…
talk of rain
the first drop…
creeping phlox
pours over…
waterfall –
a single…
veins of quartz
running …
waning light
a cormorant…
rented cottage
a hummingbird…
antique shop
today’s…
sipping tea
sent by a friend…
late innings in the stands…
grieving all day
in the wind…
sister lotus
teach me the…
zoom therapy
the small holes…
bones the geology of me…
age spots
I no longer talk…
everywhere
someone’s…
with every storm
this spiderweb…
day long rain
the missing…
spitting rain
the sound …
banana split
the child in…
family photo —
everyone…
staying in touch—
after …
St. Mark’s Square…
filling in
the empty spaces…
midwinter
a redtail endures…
who knows how long
widowhood…
marriage anniversary
mom…
winter rain
a blue bowl overflows…
he hawk flicks its tail
atop…
gathering dusk
i leave the…
receding hairline growing…
my head
full of worries……
picking wildflowers
she…
wild mushrooms
I kept on …
she stakes out
her own path…
the just-purple
of beach…
far love
the scent of apples…
autumn leaves falling for…
autumn afternoon
I bring…
some color
lost in the wash…
deep autumn
the red in my …