winter rain
gulls swim into
the hockey goal

trickling pool . . .
a snapper’s stillness
among the stones

sub-zero
geese flow backwards
with the swollen tide

windless day —
kissing snowflakes
on her hair

first day of spring —
the faded strike zone
on the schoolhouse

winter tide
an abalone shell
too deep to reach

distant church bell . . .
snowflakes vanish
into dark water

playing chess —
a crow lands
on a patch of snow

winter thaw
the neighbor throws toys
back across the fence

first fine day
a mother and her baby
babble back and forth