always winter in my mind’s eye we set you free you darted around our yard a brilliant snowball with a bright pink tongue i treasure you keeping you warm in the room where frost is creeping in burning firewood fanning my memory’s flame words to bundle shivering memories ...

searching for you in the mist drifting through grass fields in my memory unwinding a long kite string to look for you from above to find you, who once flew through brittle grass fields crushing stalks and faint little breaths mom’s laughter at your untethered joy remarkin...