You’ve aged a year, friend.May today bring happiness,To you and your home. Editor: Erynn Crittenden

Cars speed by with goals. Each, on a quest for results One day at a time. Editor: Erynn Crittenden  

Lilies push gently Against the brown earth’s blanket New life has begun

Bubbling over streets and backwash out storm drains; overwhelming floods. No amount of sandbags can hold back the surge of nature. Photo courtesy of ...

Arid, dry, dustyThirst and empty river beds. Hands cup the air: rain. Photo courtesy of Thaliesin on Pixabay

Sunshine blinds and the skies are sparkling blue. Don’tbe fooled: it’s frigid. Photo courtesy of Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay.

Gray, gray, and more gray.Then the sun emerges. ISquint and breathe glory. Photo courtesy of Pixmartin from Pixabay

I will support you.The mirage-gone dreams live.We will make a home. The chains gone; ghosts gone. Shadows turned to light.Lights shine on fiercely, love ...

Water runs dirty Down the street, in the gulleys Rain falls: clarity.

Water whispers in the trees; the drops cool my skin. Running in the rain…