Stark Contrast

Day started with nightmare

Loss, loss, loss, loss, loss.

All day gratitude hovered

No loss, no loss, no loss.

Owl Asks

Down by creek
In dark of moon
great horned owl
six times asks who.

Who do I need?
Who do I feed?
Who is next to die?
Who is next to cry?
Who don't I see?
Who will I be?

Down by creek
In dark of moon
great horned owl
six times asks who.

Downshift

House downshifts after midnight.
Let sleep ring in with windchimes
Time to snuggle under quilt,forget
 five people four horses drowned in flood.
Time to snuggle under quilt, forget
teacher's bloody face after car hit bike.
Time to snuggle under quilt, remember
child's bright voice spelling new words.
Time to snuggle under quilt, remember
kitchen aroma of beef stew with bay leaf.
House downshifts after midnight.
Let sleep ring in with windchimes.