exercise
Literally a Silver Lining
Melt My Way
Cloud Surfing
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

As Bright As Snow
Ski Reverie
ski day reverie
filled with powder grins,
soft turns, silent flakes
always a long day
yet happiness takes its time
falling from the sky

SkyView
Road Trip 2022, Day Eight: Rainforest
Kentucky has coal
but also cool rainforests
(midsummer cooldowns)

enough rain will fall
in two days to flood a creek
drunk by my puppy


water is the life
that sustains these roadside farms
its blood for our blood

Road Trip 2022, Day Seven: Share the Road
tractors welcome here
along these hilly horse farms
(barns worth more than homes)


you’ll rarely pass cars
as you meander back roads
in this life cycle


you might find castles
hidden in the morning mist
waiting to fill you

locally grown food
waiting at a king’s table
between life cycles


don’t let the rain win
it’s a porch-swing afternoon
filling this cycle








