children can find fun
 being creative in stores
 With nothing for them
 

we’ve played a fair game
 yet they throw the cards at us
 unshuffled shit show

my dad’s baseball dream:
 a walk-off home run to end
 our Fathers’ Day date
 

both inside and out
 shades of green bring light and life
 to our humble home
 

bright summer morning
 lit by sunstreamed river view
 as seen from my bike
 
 lazy afternoon
 peppered by cottonwood shade
 for a nice ride home
 

career doubts reign in
 a week stolen from summer
 runaway horses
 
 
 

 kitties make our lives
 filled with wonder and laughter
 no matter what age
 
 

beauty in nature
 found in poppies and chalk art
 on summer Sundays