Easter stars
a rising chorus
of treefrogs

redwing blackbirds
vie for the tallest stalk
spring wind

adrift
between ice floes . . .
April sun

peace officers’ memorial
the empty slots
for future names

the secret she tells
   a wave opens
over the headland

early morning
a sparrow’s wingbeats
through the stillness

the kite’s pull–
in another life I wore
a braided pigtail

the sweet alyssum
between my grandparents’ graves . . .
spring afternoon

tidepool–
hermit crabs
shifting shells