I said, there are mountains out there
and she said, I’ll have to take your word.

Praise for the gorgeous rhythms that persist when chaos is all around.

I have played so many different parts on the first day of school
and still.

When the fire burns and smoke takes out the view 
please can I have bananas?

the wind
it blows and how! neighbors matter in the storm –
would you be mine?

It occurred to me tonight
our pup has been with us here for a year!

I walk with an ache I cannot shake
and beauty rises to meet me. 

Even in the arugula blooming out to seed
there is beauty.