Monday, March 14, 2022

thawing pains

the day's a disaster though
its song summons laughter
rolling like water over sun 
blinking on/off like a halo

snowy realms are escaping
vulnerable with empathy
whole worlds liquefying 
like tears into spring mud

Scout hands his paw to me
warm as a steady blessing
while I lie to my mother:
saying everything's alright



Pic: Neighbor CC's from her canoe on the Red Cedar

1 comment:

Gillian said...

Great photo too.

summer sadness

all  my grandparents are  dead  all of them now live with me and  I am as tired as they are calibrating so many endings sadness settles--a m...