Dawn

dawn tints
the sky
rosebud pink
we see from
our bedroom window

Autumn dawn

autumn dawn--

soft pink skies, brisk air

I reach for

the snooze button

(again)

panel 66 E/ Row 8 Vietnam Memorial

Searching
on the black granite wall

we touch his name
on panel 66 E /Row 8

and ask why?

 

Gleaners

Harvest Moon --
its bright light
reflects off
their bent backs
gleaners

In Remembrance -- 9/11

Pain, unrelenting

From twisted metal

From falling cinders, ashes

Seared  deeply in our hearts

 9/11