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contentment settles
over the body like a
handstitched quilt

Literary Downer

book apocalypse
stacks, shelves of abandoned tomes
paper extinction

Sunday Warning

peregrine soars and
stares upon its perch. omen
quite unsettling.

Bedhead

someone understands
my own view of my own hair
sunshine when I wake

September Heirlooms

bounty gifted from
friends and bosses; tomatoes -
green, rosy, golden

Urban Living #1

pizza grease can be
fusty, slopped on car windshield
car wash profusely

Winter's Wrath (Where 'Wrath' is a Bit Overwrought)

Winter indulgence
Results in a small tum-tum
Now time to diet

Running the stairs

Fifth story fake eye-
lashes. Flitting to and fro
Amongst dust bunnies.

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Winter's dryness irks
without cold and snow to wrap
distraction around

Insomnia

If I smoked in my
underwear, tonight would be
the night. Over-tired.

Winter Solstice

night's ellipse lengthens
great constellations reaching
across dark curtains

Christmas Gospel Cheer

sharp and minor keys
crack Christmas drear, brings brightness,
holiday spirit

Winter Biking

pedal power drives
squeaky cold machine. layers
make wind barrier.

Autumn #1

windblown snapdragons
magenta petals a-strewn
peep autumn's spoils

New Return

months of bated breath
exhale devolves writers block
sky winds lighten load

Blasted

still, in a wet rage
internal earthquake breaks, masked
frustration deepens

Moving #2

Caught in a known trap
Sorting piles, packing waylaid
Nose lost in a book

Midnight Snack

Albino spider
Poised at midnight post, doubled
In bathroom mirror

Late Summer

squeezing in last few
summertime shenanigans
before fall's briskness

Moving #1

always pack books first
accomplish much, familiar
objects, last to miss