Leftover fall leavesBrown, crackling, discardedCrocus heads peek through. Photo courtesy of Peggy Choucair from Pixabay

1. sunlight pours  through a curtained window – he sighs 2. she moans: her skin sweats in summer’s heat 3. she rubs  her abdomen and whispers a name 4. a child’s laughter echoes across shuttered doors 5. fires burn, people stand on the side of the road 6. she sobs on my shoulder – the ...

Sparks of light flicker Here, gone, there, gone; tricking eyes to search the darkness.

Holding my breath I watch the unexpected snow swaddle daffodils.

The broken roses Bleed onto the garden ground Winter is their end.

Like the morning bird, You bid me farewell once dawn Has died with the day

Life unsuspecting– Silent. Invisible. It sets the world on fire.

Snowflakes big as coins soggy, sullen, sorrowful Tulips will soon bloom.

You are a treasure, Don’t sell your golden heart to The wrong jeweler  

Comfortless, in pain The warmth of the sun on my face upturned in the storm.