March wind

A linked-verse sequence.

Water Gap

Train following the river; snowflakes following the train.

mountaintop pool

trees reassembling
after each breeze

red flowers

for the dead—
felled maple

gloom

lifting without lifting within

Leafless

There’s no denying the appeal of dead trees: they look more human.

spring mountain

someday even this birthday
balloon won’t exist

Question mark

In a distant field, a white house glows like a sail in the late-March sun.

spring equinox

the sound of a bat
taking a drink

rebuilding the nest

another spring house phoebe​

frog pond

taking the sky 
for a ride

Lenten moon

the trees must store these shadows
somewhere deep