winter on its own
extra chocolate runs down
her ice cream
flurries …
snow flurries …
which card to play …
weather removing the snow cover
road signs changing
our direction
after
visiting hours
stars with more than one name
sea level
part of the ocean
carried in by the ocean
drippings into the river
missing names from the new list
on the old
early in the yard sale
all the places their souvenir coffee cups
come from
marking our places
last snowflakes
of the season
—Gary Hotham
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