making sense
of life without you...
mountain creek

shell fragments
in the laundry basket —
vacation's end

in from the cold...
the sizzle of garlic
in the skillet

no longer in love...
she empties another jar
of strawberry jam

the ice thickens
he says he needs
more freedom

out of the magician's hat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . moth
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . balls

left behind...
staring at the sky
where a rainbow vanished