Mirror

And finally I

Found a mirror

Studied myself in

It saw my

Smile my frown

My cowlick my

Beard saw in

It me and

I in turn

Saw you for

You are that

Mirror reflecting me

Batter

Back to the

Dugout having just

Struck out again

To wonder if

If I should

Continue to play

Knowing that I

I have promise

If only I

Could get on

Base I know

That I would

Make it home

MorningsParfait

The mornings sky

Is heavy with

Cream like my

Mother shaved off

Milk and added

Strawberries for breakfast

Thick with dollops

Of clouds the

Blueest of blueberries

Begins to peak

Through as they

Did when I

Was a child

Not knowing my

Mother buried them

A sweet surprise

JuneMorning

The mornings clouds

Are like a

Freshly steamed bathroom

Hiding everything including

Planes and sun

The clouds hang

Like freshly stored

Winter coats in

A cedar closet

Waiting for next

Year or Saul’s

Heat on this

Late June morning

Endings (to Christopher)

And so you’re

Silent and faraway

Like the missing

Last few pages

Of favorite stories

I make up

An ending fit

For a princess

Because I fear

That the way

We really end

Is the way

That we are