shadows of black orchids
under a new moon..
the garden disappears
when we stood naked
in the dark
next to the window
and didn't say a word
meteor shower
the grass
thinking up
dandelion poems
when you were the whole wide world
and I was the first one
out of the den
hanging from the monkey bars
watching the rain
fall up
the night
we stayed in bed
all day
and the ferrets slept
in our clothes
I reverse time
until my whiskers turn black
and your closet fills with clothes
and a million flowers
disappear
the cat next door
who doesn't know
what to do
with your old earrings
either
dust
on the strand of pearls
you left on a nail
haiku
I give her
a book of sunrises
cast iron sky
a touch of rust
on the edge of the mountain
when you were
dirty erasers
and I was a clean slate
window full of stars
cold bowl of beans
waiting till I get back
when the water
was so still
I couldn't tell
the trees
from the sky
cherry blossom stains
on the sidewalk
Watertown
how long I waited
for this kiss..
rain in the arroyo
when you told me you loved me
bluejay
at the top of the tree
Albuquerque 3am
gunfire
and the occasional cat
happy
on the inside --
geode
scars on my hands
from catching
falling stars
pine tree
five shades
of bluejay
twelve flats of petunias
she builds herself
a rainbow
when you and I drove
until the sunset
ran out of gas
top of the mountain
where the two-lane
turns to contrails
back porch
killing two pieces of bread
with one bird
for no good reason
for no one in particular..
stars
when I had no change
the blue sky
in the homeless man's eyes
Easter morning
I kiss your nose
then bite off both ears
Rio Grande mud
a patch of sunlight
floating down the river
my uncle's cabin
my father's coffin
scent of pine
snow day
the scent of jasmine
from a woman in the mall
mountain trail
sunrise chickweed
on the way up
wild rose sunset
on the way down
the trail
forgets where it's going
and stumbles past rocks
and old pine trees
until it remembers