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.

Powfect

a powder escape
from the harsh reality
of everyday life

Ski Reality

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

Now, English?

just a year ago
i taught my boy how to ski.
(he learned in one day)

El Dorado

world reflected
with wooden beams, windy view
and skis. always skis.

Mountain-Eating Clouds

the bowl is open

for us to earn winter skins

winter wind and all

Colorado Born and Bred

Berthoud Pass driving

sisters learn two years apart

same day, different face

Ski Date

snow like stardust

sparkling in morning light

to begin our day

Twenty-Twenty-Ski

a solo ski start

best way to begin a year

powderful hope