meditation
a housefly bumps and bumps
against the window
waiting for whales
we settle for
the ocean
news barrage
I lose my husband
to the war
art studio
a full day’s work
under my nails
beach umbrella
all day the orbit
of its shadow
fog-shrouded coast
we listen
to the view
semester abroad
she waves from the far side
of security
our easy silence
every puddle
sky-deep
home from errands—
a hero’s welcome
from the dog
for better or for worse
our lights and darks
tumbling together