lengthening light
a fallen elm
bridges the stream banks
leaden skies
a calf drinking rain
from a tractor track
freeing itself
of itself
the thawing stream
failing light –
snow trampled to mud
around the hayrack
moonlight
in the breath of hill cattle
deepening cold
mountain path
star by star
the sky deepens
quieter now
than before it came
first snow
year’s end
a letter marked
return to sender
memorial garden
a favorite teacher’s
last lesson
yard sale
a fallen leaf on
her toy piano