Stardust

she's eighteen too soon
my oldest baby, my star
i hope she'll go far

Little Girl Gone

my baby skiing 
breaking my heart in these trees
(not such a baby)
she skis black diamonds
from the top of the mountain
to her mama’s soul

Steamboat: Gains and Losses

i'll write a haiku
as easy as this damn day
filled with lines. and love.
you will never know
how hard i've tried to earn this.
you can taste the snow.
you can taste blue sky.
it comes in moments, this love.
moments found on slopes.

Candied

always the baker
coming up with concoctions
to sweeten our lives

My Mythili

one day at a time
I’ll win back my little one
(no longer little)

Holding On

a soft Saturday 
to soften life’s hard edges
with kindness and calm

It’s Been a Year…

and the wheels still spin

and we try and wish and blow

and hope for a change

Childrearing Forwarding

parenting problems

don’t end when the kids grow up

(they can still break you)

Colorado Born and Bred

Berthoud Pass driving

sisters learn two years apart

same day, different face

Evergreen for Everyone

a cold, windy morn

finding our legs on the ice

that waits for winter