a white shirt........................"I didn't notice a broken water
main.
soft fur...........................I think I would have noticed
it."
warm milk......................
the sound of water........."Go out and
look," the female voice said.
rain................................I set down the phone.
cold water......................
blood stains.................... brown grass on the hills...
flowered dress..............
a glass of beer.................
sleep...............................
background noise............
low flying planes.............
intermittent pain...............
the smell of green grass....
warm sun.........................
a red front door................
cold cereal........................
working............................
making things....................
blue shirt.......................
making love......................
the children laughing..........
blue jeans.........................
potato soup......................
unwashed windows...........
the pine trees overhead......
walking.............................
riding................................
the horizon.......................