eighteen long months late,
we celebrate our friendship
of thirty short years
she survived COVID
now, we're both vaccinated
to celebrate love
what a perfect place
green grounds, infinity pool
for endless friendship
Long Months, Short Years
summer
So Fresh
summer garden joys:
second of many salads
grown and cut by me
Fuzzy Blooms
thank you for the “no.”
as phallic as this lupine
(allium ignored)
i will learn from this
(things i tell myself at night)
and grow a sagebrush
it will bloom purple
(you can’t see my true color)
and you can’t taste it
yet, here it blossoms
as beautiful as the home
you constantly loathe
i know. i know. i…
you don’t see what i see. stop.
but god. how it hurts.
Jumping for Joy
an eight-mile walk
through Colorado’s beauty
even before blooms
Obey
the mountains call us
with their peak views, quaking aspens
(listen for the call)
Always in Line
i’ve tried hard for grins
as hard as they are to earn
(teen reality)
Cherish the Earth
the garden goes on
far into September nights
when i make salsa
and another quiche
made by my girl while canning
consumed my evening
Garden Every Moment
instructions, really?
i’ll pour it into a pan
and hope for the best
zucchini: the best.
it will make anything work
(yes, like my husband)
can you imagine?
finding this at age nineteen?
this gem of a love?
why, yes, that’s a bloom
after a summer snowstorm
they both still love me
Sayonara, Mi Jardín
from smoky skies to ice
all the devil’s handiwork
(Earth in humans’ grip)
The Midnight Sky
after the sun sets
stars put on their midnight show
in dark sky country
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