i make this loose
stone
a step











fire
flies

wri
ting

in
the
dark












one step back in the river's voice












ripening rice
     I walk closer
          slower












where I've paused
the first star
between power lines












persim
mon
moon












watching the snow
in the white
of her eye












snowlight
even with
eyes shut












lightning
snow-covered mountains
flash












January thaw--
a penny brought
to lost & found




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