the pods from last year
still attached
to the catalpa
I have yet to master 
the art of letting go

turning over the keys
to the mechanic
at the repair shop
the suggestion box 
held together with duct tape

this year on easter
and april fool's day
the up rising
of daffodils 
falling in the snow

if this is a dream...
a single strand of hair
carried by the wind
I never get to see
where it lands

Coming To A Theater Near You

directional flashing
for the past 5 miles
an oblivious driver
"I love Zombies,"
on his bumper sticker


The bicentennial license plate proclaimed he was from Indiana. When I turned off, his directional was still flashing.

for 3 months now

1 set of curtains 

UpSide-down 

every day I view the world
through my mistakes

human nature
and its assorted animals
you are no better off
for having left
the barn door open

breathing is painful
from the fractured rib
from the blunt force
from the brush fire you made
dying in the moonlight

the tail is
the last thing to disappear
a red-shouldered hawk
on an antique plow
devouring a mouse

you were always
planning our next trip
summer solstice
the darkness
filled with fireflies