a powder escape
from the harsh reality
of everyday life

a powder escape
from the harsh reality
of everyday life

powder power pulls
relentlessly through the snow
bringing us to light

not what i had planned
(before we were so broken)
yet bright, all the same

snow arrived today.
soft, slippery, it snuck in
and brought back this piece:

in the purple night
on our perfect patio
completion beckons.

only blue today
as we hope for a future
better than our past

like La Reina
finding comfort in each space
no matter size; sun


before dawn arrives
the snow still touches the sky
with white fingertips

the bowl is open
for us to earn winter skins
winter wind and all

a solo ski start
best way to begin a year
powderful hope

2020 ends
in the same way it began
(with downhill skiing)

2020 ends
nearly every way different
than a year ago

2020 brings
a balance of sorrow, joy
hidden behind masks

2020 ends
with screens controlling our lives
(searching for meaning)

2021
with its 5-syllable self
will bring us new hope
a cold winter walk
along the Colorado
right where it begins

a hot springs retreat
to strip the cold off our skins,
bring heat to our bones
