city
Small Moments Make a Day
a touch of snowfall
brings beauty to commuting
and calms my heartache
my name in Dari
made for me by my student
language: such a gift
Ode to Winter
SkyView
Road Trip 2022, Day Six: Sincerely Cincinnati
i can’t capture this:
the words, the joy, the city
it’s all in this swing
i can’t capture them
filled with adolescent angst
yet so forgiving
a summer road trip
(there’s not without one)
they live it, breathe it
i can’t capture stress
it won’t fit in this market
nor on this road home
COVID Snow Day
a "staff shortage" day
everything canceled with tracks
(hope thinner than ice)
Road Trip 2021, Day Sixteen (Boston)
the Constitution
(a ship in Boston Harbor)
has won my man’s heart
a tavern lunch date
for our last family road trip
with all of our girls
all grown up, my girls
(they’ve been everywhere with us)
and soon they will fly
But the Shade Tree
with one vacant lot
the clear divide of wealth
(urban devilry)
Circle Up
'welcome to our house'
they even opened their car
to the teens’ delight
if they could see them
maybe they could listen; help them
maybe they’d be safe
this is how it starts:
with a circle and some words
and a little hope
Heart Won
sometimes the night's lights
are only in the sunset
(not the soccer game)
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