Christmas Eve

I took down 

all the lights

and packed them 

in their boxes.

The celebrating 

is the waiting, 

the long nights, 

the shadows.

[LSS, 12/24/20] 

Frost on Unpicked Apples

Anna’s hummingbirds, 

a pair, not cold enough 

for them to freeze

if they stay moving, 

but cold enough 

for me to worry 

about many other things

struggling through winter.

[LSS, 12/24/20]

Secret Recipe

Remember what you ate 

and where you found it.

The Field Guide to Exotic Birds

contains no maps.

[LSS,12/24/20]