Ghost coats

A woolen coat of deepest red from Maggie’s closet hung unused unworn unsaid I passed it on to Chris, the Continue reading →

Lights out

A sun will shine an eon A light bulb for a year The candle that I lit today Will sputter Continue reading →

At the start of the storm

Hurry as the flurries start From the lowering sky Just a flake now here and there Quicker now, they’re everywhere Continue reading →

Leftovers

Homemade pizza, hamburger with caramelized onions Pumpkin soup with shallots Pureed into the creamy bisque Raw red onions thinly sliced Continue reading →

A haiku set: flowers

A bearded iris In delicate coral pink Glows in the twilight After a rainstorm the flowers glow like neon against Continue reading →

A Red Geranium

I had to leave a garden once Grown year by year and lost To someone else’s love, tossed To memory, Continue reading →

How to recognize the end of civilization

The first thing that happened, I microwaved the milk as usual so it wouldn’t cool down my morning coffee, but Continue reading →

Monochrome after a snow storm

Tone and contrast Define the Winter landscape As much as Summer brights Spring greens Autumn gold Black dirt against white Continue reading →