what’s more beautiful—
this red, water-begging dawn
or my daughter’s grin?
each touched by showers
so desperate to soothe our souls
from this hellfire
Friday Night Lights (x2)
strength
No Gold Here
her exact words are:
“he hit the jackpot with you.”
(so far from the truth).
his exact words are:
“¿Porque Ud. lloraba?”
so polite. always.
Only So Many Days
we’re taking this risk
because it’s what we both love
and without love, what?
Zucchini Therapy (Bless You, Barbara Kingsolver)
Zoom meeting hell day
computers that will not work
need zucchini love
Coronatine Revamped
Zoom meetings drain me
but how sweet these tomatoes
and basil, with love
Still the One (Twenty-two Years)
you can’t get this far
without climbing some mountains
oh, but the aspens.
Cool Down. Breathe.
these summer rainstorms
bring breezy joy to hot days
(save us from the drought)
my former student
once a refugee herself
now teaches me hope
making me these masks
so i can mouth English words
as when i taught her
So Hot. So Worth It.
a hike can’t save us.
the heat seems to want us dead.
but the masks? yes. yes.
all the Boulderites.
they get it. even on trails.
why is it so hard?
you could have this view.
away from the pandemic.
if you’d just listen.
Coronatine Victory Garden
a small victory
using my hands to plant peas
as they fought spring snow
as they outgrew me
using my hands to pick peas
during quarantine
they made two harvests
using my hands to shell peas
a small victory
Cilantro (Culantro)
he corrected me
even though it’s in Spanish
white buds. so pretty.
‘no’ is a new word
yet so familiar to me.
so adolescent.
we’ll see where this goes.
a flat road to nowhere fast?
or the sky, endless?
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