ice-glazed puddles
repeating the dawn's report —
red to pink to blue

secret ingredient —
alongside the butternut
I roast an apple

thinking of doorways
I stood on the threshold of
before turning back

cold water dripping
as we lift them up and out —
stowing the boats

we find Jupiter
and then turn to find Mars, too —
too cold to linger

windshield ice —
for a few morning minutes
it's all I can see

slowly waking up
the rest of the family —
pumpkin pie scent

when he returns home
every space we held open
purrs with contentment

my kind of air show —
four swans in tight formation
so close we heard wings

pink fading to blue
before it goes fully black —
another trans sky

they took his gun but
not before he took five lives —
dance like there's no…

grass limned with frost —
I listen for the sound
of no mosquitos

once the bees have gone
the moths swing by for a turn —
clover in the moonlight

snow-scented air
as the days grow shorter —
waiting on juncos

thin streams of cold air
snaking around my ankles —
frost in the forecast

mid-November storm —
each of our drainpipes
racing the others

wingbeats in time
with my startled heart —
meeting by surprise

a sudden wind
flings fallen leaves skyward —
our friends share their news

another hot flash
and I'm up before the light —
trees for company

not touching the ground
felt something like flying —
those early bike rides

brisk morning walk —
toes happy at the thought of
kicking through ginkgo leaves

before they start
pretending to be someone else —
mockingbirds' first notes

changing my vote —
one crisp fall day puts autumn
back on top

one more night
of getting in our own way —
blood red eclipse

learning to hush
when wrens have something to say —
rivulets of song

knowing a home run
by the sound of the crowd —
post-season

we should have told him
to walk towards the setting sun —
giving directions

late afternoon sun
poured out over the fields —
not a drop wasted

picking paint colors —
all day long we talk
about purples

evening grosbeaks
working their way south —
nights getting cooler