b’ak’tun
the end of the world
resets itself

Originally appeared in Heron’s Nest

a moment of peace…
her children’s distant
shouting

Originally appeared in Close to the Wind (HNA 2013 anthology)

 
sudden summer
a day spent arguing
with windmills

Unpublished

fireworks…
flashing from the roadside
the dead dog’s eyes

Originally appeared in Under the Basho

sidewalk café
the distant drone
of war-time

Unpublished

stitch in a stich
she sews his soul together
with a song

Unpublished

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