the stone back —
ants that were under
the stone

cherry petals drifting
across the sunny porch
the cat yawns

cracks in cement —
pre-packaged soil
for wildflower seeds

spring wind —
the pregnant woman walks
into the ocean

last light . . .
the mockingbird
tries a new song

Mother’s Day alone —
a neighbor’s first iris
pokes through the fence

potting shed
the scattered leaks
of sunlight

workday over —
she presses her face
into wet lilac leaves

evening calm
a hummingbird works her way up
the trumpet vine

summer solstice
a roofer lays new slates
among the old