January 5, 2024 · 5:13 am
Morning light
Morning light moves night, /
Shining from kitchen and sky. /
Horizons await.
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January 4, 2024 · 12:02 am
Held
Held frozen in ice, /
an old oak leaf embalmed by /
water and time.
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January 3, 2024 · 10:52 pm
Weather
Sky climbs the ladder, /
reaches the morning rooftop, /
and sings quiet blues.
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January 2, 2024 · 11:59 pm
Toll
Winter takes its toll: /
leaves crunch, sun fades, memories /
fill the dark longing.
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January 2, 2024 · 12:23 am
Still
The dog still wonders /
and, quietly, so do I. /
You are not alone.
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December 31, 2023 · 11:49 pm
New Year’s Eve 2019
Tomorrow somewhere /
a New Year has begun. Here /
the old treatments linger.
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December 31, 2023 · 12:47 am
Guardians
Goats at the doorway. /
Cardinals at the window. /
Jazz wafts from within.
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December 30, 2023 · 9:23 pm
Turning
Winter sky reflects /
in glass and in clouds: wonder, /
pain, weather, and blue.
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December 29, 2023 · 9:53 pm
Reflection
Upon reflection, /
I am what I am not. /
The mirror breaks.
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December 27, 2023 · 11:00 pm
One
One brown leaf reflects
winter’s cycle as the tree
holds its emptiness.
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