nacreous sunset

nacreous sunset
the ocean
within this whelk

first crocus

first crocus
the oncologist says
no hope

terminal cancer
the contrails end
midair

*my former father-in-law has been diagnosed with carcinoma.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday
light rain
from the cloud-smudged sky

two views of V-Day

Valentine's Day
the first shoots
of tulips

Valentine's Day
thin ice covers
the pond

a valentine

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