remembering 

the January 6th insurrection

I will not pardon

the snow's return

nor shake its icy hand

Welcome to

the 52nd state

of US healthcare

I hope you've been dealt

a rich set of cards

 

broken promises

if Santa had you on his list

you'd have enough coal by now

to heat the entire world

until the end of time

built in 1883

the narrows covered bridge

its lifespan stronger

than any words I have

to describe it

November regrets

at a roadside diner

I never found out

who bought my meal

nor had a chance to thank them.

La Roche de la Croix

what a view the pirates had

from the limestone ledges 

of Tower Rock

the Mississippi so low

I can retrace their footsteps

"Were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood"

Job 22:16

Crossing the Dunes

flood waters rushing 

through the Sahara

as though it were a biblical tale

the palm trees standing

in their own reflections

"Do No Harm"

whir

of the fan blades

the top speed not enough

to keep us cool 

during the debate

                     pages of writing

              I wish I could read what's on

                       a butterfly's wing

              the buckeye saw me looking

                and moved a thistle away

red circles under my eyes

the injury

of a mosquito bite

takes longer to heal

than the first assault