Frazzled

 
 
 

alley cats
 
frazzled by fireworks
 
New Year’s Eve

Alone

 
 
 

New Year’s Eve—
 
tell me again why
 
I’m alone

Whimpering

 
 
 

fast away
 
the old year passes
 
whimpering

Fireworks

 
 
 

Fireworks blossoming
 
above a leafless peach tree
 
welcome the new year.

Celsius

 
 
 

a peach tree blooming
 
only in my memory—
 
zero Celsius

Breath

 
 
 

shining crystal star
 
topping off the Christmas tree—
 
the glassblower’s breath

Respite

 
 
 

Christmas afternoon—
 
a respite from snow flurries
 
dogging the mesa