Down syndrome child
bent over a tidepool — 
the anemone opens

a spring welcome
ripples through the length
of the beagle

first warm day — 
torn caution tape
at the trailhead

as if moss
were not enough — 
the spotted salamander

overnight bus
a young boy picking things
from his sleeping father’s hair

a picture of tulips
on an empty sack
almost spring

back to back
checking who’s taller
spring equinox

pale crocus — 
pretending this is
our first kiss

black cockatoos
the distant rumble
of Harleys

refugee camp — 
a mother croons a lullaby
to her unborn child