A gleam

a gleam

when she notices

the "Grandma" mug

now too heavy

for her to hold

—Frameless Sky, Issue 3, fall 2015

Castle

castle

after castle

on the banks

of this river … 

still a world of kings

—GUSTS, Autumn 2015

Castle (on hill) where Richard the Lionheart
was held captive,  Durnstein, Austria

The assortment

the assortment
of birthday cards
he gives me,
one from each side
of his personality

—red lights, 4:2; Take Five, vol. 1 (2008)