2022.09.16: faded

cricket, May ‘16

a lone cricket’s chirp 
idyllic childhood summer
seems so distant now

2022.07.04: carry

fading flags, Feb ‘16

a sticky hot night
an open window lets in
the sound of fireworks

falling asleep to a dream 
when justice for all rings true 

2022.05.23: ruckus

not a pleasant sound 
to wake to in the morning 
the raven’s CAW CAW’s

2022.05.20: floating

morning reflection
just above the stream of thoughts
trill of the sparrow

2022.05.03: aftershock

the moment after
the phonograph stops spinning
how loud the silence