rain turning snow
the doctor begins by describing
treatable conditions

geese
that stay —
winter rain

office windowsill
a geranium petal
drops into a file

cold moon —
marrow bones simmer
in the pot

hospice hallway
his visitors talk about
someone else

funeral . . .
the wind
hushes the priest

first winter rain
I drift into dreams
of my childhood

giving up
her secret ingredient
last round of Scrabble

quiet fall of snow
the park mime’s wall
is breached

still morning
birds on the roof ridge
every which way