Swing

I wonder then 
if when I
you do too
or if when
you do see
a sandlot swing
you remember pushing
me to dizzying
heights higher so
to touch sky
or if like
I do when
I go by

Are

In the present 
I have forgotten
how things came
to as are
I no longer
remember the harvest
or the gathering
and this comes
as a surprise
hearing myself say
there you be
and I belong

Piano

When I hear
that lilting chord
and those notes
floating so high
it’s your giggle
roll over turn
like some sausage
off a plate
out from under
and onto floor
and the glee
of the silliness
as I reached
down and hoisted
like a fisherman
hauling in net

Blanket

Blanket mine 
bring comfort
even in
summer cozy
and breeze
whisks away
blanket mine
might make
me warm
but safe
is the
price that
I’m willing
to pay

Mass

I have 
finally reached
critical mass
after a
near lifetime
of terminal
velocity things
going by
so fast
that to
barely notice
but now
I’m fixed
in an
orbit and
circling myself