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February 23, 2021 / firmlov / Leave a comment
a wilting orchid 
brought by an empty classroom:
symbol of my month
or this calendar 
hiding (not hiding) events
never. ending. tasks.

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Alas

February 16, 2021 / firmlov / Leave a comment
should have stuck with hearts
and Valentines on their doors
and kept my mouth shut

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Grateful Girls

February 13, 2021 / firmlov / Leave a comment
a small chance to win
with what small time we have left
these teenaged smiles

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Stardust

February 12, 2021 / firmlov / Leave a comment
she's eighteen too soon
my oldest baby, my star
i hope she'll go far

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Naked and True

February 10, 2021 / firmlov / Leave a comment
i’ll grasp this aspen 
framed by its own starry night
when i need some peace

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Little Girl Gone

February 8, 2021 / firmlov / Leave a comment
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

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Steamboat: Gains and Losses

February 7, 2021 / firmlov / Leave a comment
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.

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Ski Reality

February 5, 2021 / firmlov / Leave a comment
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

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Candied

February 2, 2021 / firmlov / Leave a comment
always the baker
coming up with concoctions
to sweeten our lives

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Puzzlegate

January 26, 2021 / firmlov / Leave a comment
snow arrived today.
soft, slippery, it snuck in
and brought back this piece:
in the purple night
on our perfect patio
completion beckons.

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