........................................No evidence
of recent smiles
soft fur............................could be read in the incipient lines
warm milk.....................
around my prominent browngold eyes
the sound of water.........
The mirror was a gold framed treasure...........I stared back,
cold water......................observing that the eyes that returned
my gaze
blood stains...................were a shade lighter than
the straight brown hair that hung limply
brown grass on the hills.......................around a small uneasy face.
.................
flowered dress..............
peach colored sink.................
sleep
..............
background noise............
low flying planes.............
intermittent pain...............
the smell of green grass....
warm sun.........................
a red front door................
cold cereal........................
hidden by the yellow roses...........
making things....................
a white shirt.......................
making love......................
the children laughing..........
blue jeans.........................
potato soup......................
never know why...............
nausea..............................
footprints..........................
unwashed windows...........
a dark corner....................
the pine trees overhead......
in the woods across the creek.............
walking.............................
riding................................
the horizon