a field of flowers
where the houses
were

-Johnette Downing

walking the labyrinth
the switchback path
of the ant

-Johnette Downing

wild mint
he gives in
a little

-Johnette Downing

dark bayou
a fish jumps
through the moon

-Johnette Downing

wild daisies
all the times
I was wrong

-Johnette Downing

ripples in the pond
my mother’s face
in mine

-Johnette Downing

sky writing
his I love you
fades away

-Johnette Downing

cormorant
fishing
for himself

-Johnette Downing

family reunion
I return
to the girl I was

-Johnette Downing

Sunday morning
the gospel
according to birds

-Johnette Downing