long morning run
following my own trail of
nearly frozen breath

waiting to see
how you will appear again
now that you are gone

sleepy six point buck 
stumbling to his feet
in our front garden

we brought our raincoats
so we wouldn't need them
the last time we walked

(for Alison)

autumn sparrows
bravely coming close enough
to be told apart

the goal
is to feel
without coming apart

ht Kelly Hayes

https://organizingmythoughts.org/the-emergency-is-the-atmosphere/

awake at 2:10
my internal alarm
with no snooze setting

acorns underfoot —
every crunch another 
oak-tree-shaped hole

screech owl laughing —
we throw open our windows
chasing the sound