getting ready

for a big change

October's end

rescue's end

and now

the stories begin

hospice house
the rose on his nightstand
in full bloom

a moment of silence

as I dust the bookshelves

remembering 9/11

losing count

of all the food recalls

remembering

grandma's

victory garden

mom doesn't want

to eat today

in and out of reality

I read alice in wonderland

to the grandchildren

nursing home

the old professor

down the hallway

lecturing

the nurse

perseids

who else is watching

from their planet

progress

cloudy day

mom notices

how blue the sky is

as the sun sets

again, mom asks

if it's still tuesday

mom's life

melding into mine

sudden rain

nursing home

gathering dust

gathering haiku

another day

breathing in

breathing out

remembering how mom

used to laugh

tangled up

in the glory

of morning

finding more time

to garden

the clouds

cooperating today

with my mood

from the ocean

to the mountains

the time in between storms

Cold Winter Morning

Removed for submission

happy new year

the grass in the meadow

already turning green