Succumbing to temptation
is not necessarily
a mistake.

Snow falls
so silently, that
I am momentarily convinced
of my own deafness.

I will define
a cataract;
the naturally occurring analogue
of a frosted pane
of glass.

the textured exterior
of Ethel's refrigerator
resembles a schematic
of the Amazonian river system
 

A poet
is a sculptor
of words

Breath the steam
of jasmine tea
to disperse
angst

Buds are starting to swell

on branches still bare;

yet, at the end of a single twig

a tiny flower has

opened alone.