1.
Yesterday a rat snake crawled up into
the eaves and into a mourning dove’s
nest of twigs. This morning we found
five shells and yolk on the flagstone.
2.
Three pills till morning and a prayer to
nobody. Dr. Internet advised against this
remedy, preferring the rock garden & clear
water running through a bamboo pipe.
3.
She sounded good today. I call when I can
but know that soon I will wish I called more.
She doesn’t know the name of the book she
is reading, but today she knows mine.
4.
This story threatens to arc twice, relief is
your first bottle of light, the second is a chapter
of frog song, its counterpoint a complement
of blue singing right behind the wind.
5.
You can trust me with all your fine china
that flies from my hands like pink cranes on
porcelain. We can take the time to find each
shard and I will put them right with gold.
