1.
press fireflies to
dirty ribcage, pulling
night's promise closer.


2.
make music
on lake surface to close eyes
to reflections.


3.
you are a lullaby
i sing
to sleep.


4.
i hear your voice
in the whisper
of waves.


5.
fingernails scratch
demons
in mind.


6.
autumn's snowflakes fall,
touched by wind; ground is a blank
canvas to their shades.


7.
mascara    prints       dawn pillows


8.
whispers
among ashes:
i'm here


9.
october scent
found in leaves, hidden
among letters


10.
yellow rubber
skims the surface;
quack quack.


11.
tiny prints
and children's laughter
speckle shores.


12.
wax   tricked  -  becomes      puddles.


13.
a confession:
night screams
only for you


14.
a cry, a flash;
feathers lie
scattered


15.
ribcage's music
rocks
the treetops.


16.
bubbles
litter sky
pop


17.
needles
tickle
feet awake.


18.
red lights
sprinkle the street
with rain.


19.
thorns
prickled with
flames.


20.
chimes are bass
in nature's orchestra,
played by wind.


21.
splashing water
cakes mud
between toes.


22.
late night
thunder
sparks.


23.
age
wrinkles brown
petals.


24.
morning voices
shout
down hallways.


25.
letters
rock
in ocean's cradle.


26.
fingernails tap
at glass -
goodbye.


27.
rain drops
on silent porch
step.


28.
stadium lights
faces of strangers.


29.
music spills
into waiting
dawn.


30.
a few words
and trust
stolen.


31.
webs glitter
under porchlight
critters scatter