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loosening
the top button of her blouse
with my eyes | tempslibres |
snow turns to rain --
the afterglow
of the plow lights | tempslibres |
snow day --
more white than I remember
in my beard | tempslibres |
footprints in the snow
words
I can't take back | tempslibres |
New London winter --
the gleam of pleasure boats
wrapped in plastic | tempslibres |
winter chill -
shredded plastic
in a barbed wire fence | tempslibres |
lazy midtown morning -
another layer of paint
on the rusty fire escape | tempslibres |
lazy midtown morning -
do those green copper gargoyles
feel the cold? | tempslibres |
first of December -
the darkness
before dawn | tempslibres |
first of December -
police tape clinging
to a burned-out barn | tempslibres |
winter clouds -
my gray hair
grayer | tempslibres |
December rain -
the long night
longer | tempslibres |
a break in the clouds --
my third cup of coffee
grows cold | tempslibres |
clear skies --
a solitary crow
on a high-voltage wire | tempslibres |
November dusk --
do the streetlights know
how early it is? | tempslibres |
November dusk --
the warmth
of a familiar song | tempslibres |
overcast --
just one more game
of solitaire | tempslibres |
more rain --
a mouse trapped
between walls | tempslibres |
new moon --
an abandoned car
on lover's lane | tempslibres |
new moon --
a missing
mouse trap | tempslibres |
new moon --
the mouse in the ceiling
awakens | tempslibres |
autumn equinox --
my baseball glove
right where I left it | tempslibres |
sudden chill --
an empty bird feeder
outside the nursing home | tempslibres |
waning moon --
a hand-printed sign reads:
"""lost dog""" | tempslibres |
heat wave --
the dog moves slowly
from shadow to shadow | tempslibres |
restless night --
a tree frog
in and out of tune | tempslibres |
morning haze --
one light rinse of the coffee cup
is good enough | tempslibres |
Memorial Day --
stars obscured
by distant smoke | tempslibres |
red dragonfly --
my newest granddaughter's
tiny fingers | tempslibres |
June cold snap
the next-door neighbor's
house for sale | tempslibres |
after the rain
a light on in the basement
of an empty house | tempslibres |
finally Friday --
the dog so attentive
around the grill | tempslibres |
cold April rain --
I no longer remember
your name | tempslibres |
cold April rain --
my daughter's birthday
on another continent | tempslibres |
going out of business —
the naked mannequin’s
Mardi Gras beads | tempslibres |
caffeine buzz --
snow in the forecast
somewhere else | tempslibres |
moonless night --
an ambulance speeds by
with its lights out | tempslibres |
moonless night --
an empty can
of whipped cream | tempslibres |
moonless night --
pulling the dog
from shadow to shadow | tempslibres |
too wired to sleep
too tired to dream
winter wind | tempslibres |
crowded train --
her perfect lips
pierced | tempslibres |
autumn rain --
the warmth of one too many
glasses of wine | tempslibres |
wolf moon --
the dog
won’t come in | tempslibres |
blue moon --
I wonder where my children
are tonight ? | tempslibres |
bitter cold —
even the Christmas lights
seem to shiver | tempslibres |
December rain —
a phone call
from my son | tempslibres |
December rain —
a deer tail
and then nothing | tempslibres |
April overcast --
my son turns twenty
in Iraq | tempslibres |
March --
a broken umbrella
crosses the street | tempslibres |
deep winter --
a stray dog sniffs
an empty coffee cup | tempslibres |
late train --
all the highlighted passages
in his bible | tempslibres |
one week before Christmas
a three-legged dog
sniffs the trash | tempslibres |
crowded train --
the drunk offers me his seat
for five dollars | tempslibres |
the trainyard at dawn --
new graffiti
on an old caboose | tempslibres |
equinox --
two limes
in my margarita | tempslibres |
Veteran's Day --
a frightened dog
at the animal shelter | tempslibres |
twilight --
I direct a stranger
to the wrong train | tempslibres |
Valentine's Day --
awakened by a kiss
from the dog | tempslibres |
burning leaves --
Kerry concedes
the election | tempslibres |
rumors of war --
removing decorations
from the Christmas tree | tempslibres |
dirty snow
the conductor flirts
with school girls | tempslibres |
troubled sleep --
steam rises
from a storm sewer | tempslibres |
my daughter's 18th birthday --
the warming sunshine
in her hair | tempslibres |
Wall Street watch --
the unnerving plunge
of her neckline | tempslibres |
stood up
by a part-time lover --
shooting star | tempslibres |
orthopedist's office --
all paintings tilted
slightly off center | tempslibres |
afghan invasion --
the dog
on my side of the bed | tempslibres |
approaching storm --
my twelve year-old's fascination
with war | tempslibres |
Autumn colors --
the receptionist's
bright red hair | tempslibres |
first frost --
I trim
my graying beard | tempslibres |
three shades too dark
the lipstick
on his collar | tempslibres |
a familar name
on the victims list --
my coffee grows cold | tempslibres |
between
silent construction cranes
the Milky Way | tempslibres |
the end of summer --
my light beer
suddenly darker | tempslibres |
my daughter starts college --
another empty
pint of beer | tempslibres |
first day of vacation --
shooting star
on a moonless night | tempslibres |
train running late
an ant climbs
the station wall | tempslibres |
planning our trip
lightning flashes
beyond the horizon | tempslibres |
dangerous lightning --
she watches me
watching her | tempslibres |
unhooking her bra
the moon peeks
over the treetops | tempslibres |
distant thunder --
a shower of pollen
falls from the trees | tempslibres |
the haze lifts --
she tosses her hair
over her shoulder | tempslibres |
my daughter's graduation
tightening the knot
on my necktie | tempslibres |
crowded train station --
the tap tap thump
of a blind man's cane | tempslibres |
staring at me
from the bathroom mirror
an age spot | tempslibres |
my son's twelfth birthday
a rabbit hops
across the busy street | tempslibres |
sunny spring day
walking through a cloud
of perfume | tempslibres |
the train arrives
one more sip
from an empty cup of coffee | tempslibres |
wedding night
the parents of the bride
in separate beds | tempslibres |
Spring snow --
an expecting mother rests
her hands on her belly | tempslibres |
energy crisis --
long line
at the coffee shop | tempslibres |
Ash Wednesday --
the priest
lights a cigarette | tempslibres |
where dirty snow
meets road salt
a dozen roses | tempslibres |
snow mixes with rain --
my mother keeps calling me
by my brother's name | tempslibres |
away on business --
the restless cat
on your side of the bed | tempslibres |
lunch hour --
the automatic teller machine
eats my card | tempslibres |
staring at her neckline
the deep plunge
of the NASDAQ | tempslibres |
the NASDAQ falls --
moss clings
to a weathered tombstone | tempslibres |
troubled sleep --
somewhere in the darkness
an unlocked door | tempslibres |
commuter daydream --
I follow the slit in her skirt
into oncoming trafic | tempslibres |
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