rain falls and snow melts
creeks become swollen rivers~
sorrows of the world

-jws

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it's a life, his life
the lighthouse keeper holds him
nurtures his sad heart

-kaa

well-worn path of tracks
frozen footprints in the snow
compost pile for lunch

-kaa

somehow time seems still
recalling that denim bag
your photo stares back

-kaa

angsty stomach pain
snowflakes settle like night fall
waiting for your call

-kaa

grateful for this day
ordinary suffering
nothing exotic

-jws

light of the sun's fire
shines on ice in the tree tops~
rainbow shimmerings

-jws

creaking in the wind
delicately-coated tree
branches sheathed in ice

-jws

wakeful dream
ABCs fall from the sky
odd intensity

-kaa

momentary glance
marigold-hued clementine
juice drips from his lips

-kaa

chocolate and sprinkles
cupcakes for her friend's birthday
ramekin of joy

-kaa

warm wind blows dry leaves
sun shines on the swollen creek~
world released from snow

-jws

three straight days of warmth~
the glacier in the front yard
begins to recede

-jws

teaspoon on the floor
reflecting the kitchen lights~
shining like the stars

-jws

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cloud cover like lace
february's snowy moon
the self of all selves

-kaa

at parking lot's edge,
here in Ohio's flat land~
mountains of grey snow

-jws

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front window at dusk
candle flame gently flickers
dog squats in the snow

-kaa

so tired at day's end~
finding rejuvenation
taking out the trash

~jws

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waiting at the light
feeling your hold without touch
honking grows louder

-kaa

nondescript movement
shadows flash at the window
thoughts, sight, or both?

-kaa

patches of blue sky
mild air melts the snow below
clouds melt overhead

-jws

curled up, feeling cold
your side of the bed: empty
thinking about you

-jws

air so cold it stabs
like the icicles which hang
daggers from the roof

-jws

shadow of the trees
on the walk, and the brick wall~
proof there is a sun!

-jws

the air became still
nothing left but his fragrance
our gentle embrace

-kaa

shovel in the snow
at the end of the driveway~
waiting for a job

-jws

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dog licking his foot
i watch him quite closely and
wait for a poem

-kaa

woke with contacts in
fuzzy, rainbow-crested world
gift of the mistake

-kaa

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hushed and soft and still~
all the edges of the world
rounded off by snow

-jws

going nowhere fast
buried under snow and ice~
the red plastic sled

-jws

this frigid morning
ice crystals on the car roof
like small white feathers

-jws

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police blotter reads
"hungry ghost abducts a man"
both caught shoplifting

-kaa

after the snow storm
melting ice runs like warm tears
in the mild sunshine

-jws

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poor, tired, angry
eyes of the disenfranchised
facebook and twitter

-kaa

olive green fleece cap
frames his small cherublike cheeks
bright red snow cherries

-kaa