slant of morning light

linden leaves holding fast

breakfast dishes put away

juvenile bullsnake rifts

through purple coneflowers

maple tree houses bluejay chatter

nearly bare

barely there

the whistling wind

crunchy water chestnuts

leftover Thai

non-traditional comfort food

a flotilla of Canada geese

specks of white & black

quiet, unruffled pond waters

garnet skies

evening’s embrace

daylight, richly spent

popcorn fires

on all cylinders

old maids bouncing

off the walls

clay pots tumble

wind out of the northwest

blizzard warning

expansive sky

sun-dappled waters

the heart is happy