11 March, 2021

a foggy morning

before this weekend’s snowstorm —

the day of your birth

For Wallace

Lafayette, Colorado

8 June, 2018

born a week early the coyotes howl

For Winnifred

Lafayette, Colorado

1 November, 2015

All Saints’ Day supper —

Dad sends us a text message

with news of your birth

For Davis

Lafayette, Colorado

27 September, 2015

the total eclipse

of the moon at perigee —

puppy’s first night home

For Odin C M

Lafayette, Colorado

14 August, 2013

a new nephew the half-moon waxes

For Archer

Lafayette, Colorado

1 May, 2011

a family waits

to meet its newest member —

the first day of May

For Dashiell

Lafayette, Colorado