A brown teddy bear,
his fur worn into clumps,
blue and yellow plaid bowtie
crooked.



Step One,  make snowball
Step Two, hit friend in head
Step Three, make clean getaway

Purple tank top and black shorts
in twenty-degree weather.
must be laundry day.


The snow falls in
little round balls,
resembling Dippin Dot icecream.
God must like vanilla.



he took an ordinary paper napkin
and made it into a rose.
How in the world?


"Say something meaningful
in fifteen words,"
Guess I can do that.
Once upon a time

A box of crayons,
they smell of plastic
and cardboard,
resting next to my textbook.


A cup of hot tea,
with honey of course,
and a poem to be written.
Done.

Late one Night
"The cube is
raw power,
It could destroy
you both."
My friend broke the Rubik's
cube instead.


Clairvoyance
Surge of panic as your foot falls
through
empty space

skipping a stair by accident.

Grandma

Wrinkled smile, tired hands,
Fragrant with perfume and
chicken soup:
Her word the final say


Irony

A little white flower
tiny virgin bud
propped
against A Streetcar Named Desire