sunrise patters in —
little bare feet on
the tile floor
(for Marcus & Lucas)
for someone
Dusk
purple dusk
a canoe glides across
the silence
(for dad)
Slow
hospice care
a bugle plays a slow song
in the distance
(for lloyd)
Books
her fingers
nibbled the edges —
a new stack of books
(for alexis)
Piano
piano notes linger
swirl in the air – the teacher
says breathe, beautiful
(for megan)
Train
if we end up on
the last train to normalcy
jump off with me
(for my fellow poets)
Bass
hypno bass player
electric rhythms vibrate
deep down low
(for randini)
Flute
in the space between
the flute player and the sun
notes and rays embrace
(for cesar)
Giver
handing out gifts
of warmth and light
this sunny man
(for ro)
Harmonica
from a boat on a lake
the harmonica player plays
sweet songs of retirement
(for phil)
Lick
life is like spilt wine
you can’t catch it in your hands
but you can lick it off
(for carolyn)
Mediators
skipping stones until
the pond is still again —
mediators
(for steve)
Patterns
my mom
rich colors, wild patterns
a quilt stitched with love
(for julie)
Alexis
hushed rain falls
her hands caress the keys
a song begins
(for alexis)
Waves
in the crash
of cool waves
life warms
Departure
happiness departs
darkness descends upon us
cheston leaves
(for cheston)
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