Sunflower Girl

entrepreneur 
winning with her lemonade 
even as a teen

Good Steps

three-thirty a.m.
my oldest’s footsteps. good steps.
intentional steps.

this is not a moon.
this is a lunar eclipse.
(Super-Flower-Blood)

and she’ll be gone soon.
(no early-morning steps).
and i. am. eclipsed.

shadows of loss win
the afternoon shines bright.
(we still have our moon)

the best time of year
is strawberry-rhubarb pie
(yes, it's a season)

baked by my daughter
the sweet and sour combo
shines as bright as spring

no disturbance here
queen cat doesn't mind sawing
from her planted throne

a midnight rainstorm
brought early this raging creek
and stole seed-planting

yet, cycle views burst
with blossoms of spring color
saving the lost day

rock border, hostas,
and a new lupine. work day
saturday success.

my perfect symbol: 
trying so hard for peaches
even while dying

the plants are rising
as the school year closes down
(garden life cycle)

graduation day
bleeds into normal doldrums
(life's quick, painful truths)

she graduates now
my baby girl, all grown up
in this Red Rock Land