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Buds unfurl leafily, then—wind-shuffled— one briefly hangs between another leaf and the sun. The sibling saw-tooths it, and so begins a mutual grating—without, it seems, revelation until a breeze shows pity, saws it at the stem,...

an old woman in a burgundy coat and black scarf having eaten alone yet again, pads her way in black snow boots with faux fur tops toward the glass door, when I spot her twin— in matching clothes arriving from the parking lot...

tail tucked in, fizzes and foams its flaming fur out the wall phone’s speaker, the feral cat unseating the couple on the davenport, who ogle that miracle—television— Sid Caesar and The Show of Shows, its vague ears flat against...

At the door to the den, my son smirks at midnight. Leaving me aghast, he ducks away, as in wide flops the wingspan of a bat fills the hallway. Soon the living room is all about its loopy orbit and dives for closeness. Once, it...

After we younglings in choir loft intone our last song we close our hymnals wander down uneven steps kneel beside statues lit with flickering candles burning with intentions. so silent just listening smell dripping wax After...

I step out for a stroll this spring morning For a brief time I speak not a single word nor write one down nor even take note of thoughts in the journal of my soul Speechless the clouds are hairy in morn sky Florescent blossoms...

A cool golden evening offers a place of repose Nearby purling creek converses with my nameless sorrow A lone bluebird high in clannish family of willows intones a language that is so sharp I want to cry Long to release lingering...