National Poetry Writing Month- Day 12

racing mind downshifts

loving-kindness settles in

calm proliferates

National Poetry Writing Month- Day 11

Pollen rained off car

Tree tips sprout tiny pom-poms

Western drought worsens

National Poetry Writing Month- Day 10

noon siren test blares

warmer weather grows more cells

neighbor plants pansies 

National Poetry Writing Month- Day 9

shedding winter coats

deer streak past neighborhood homes

i layer lightly