Bucket List Day

Monument Valley:
the perfect sunrise rest stop
to light our faces
snow at Grand Canyon:
surprise bucket list side trip
to catch her snowfall
all three together:
it feels like a bucket list
to let them g(r)o(w)

Coronadas

a new Corona 
three years after quarantine
back to wilderness
girls’ trip for spring break 
to collect our Subaru
and meet our sister
miracle arches 
connect the past and future
with hope for this life

Hold Up the Sky

your bucket list waits
for a ‘delicate’ sunset,
a breathtaking arch
your children await
at the top of a boulder
with the perfect view
a lifetime awaits
at the end of vacation
yet memories last

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