Hoofprints
Hillsides of frozen
hoofprints
bloodshot with sunset—
squinting eyes
water.
Thaw
A blunt spade
strikes bone,
sparks
the bittersweet
of bruised
sassafras roots.
Watch
Minutes
of meadow
voles told
by talons
gripping
a fence post.
Barrel
By midnight
primrose
and blossoming
apple tree,
the trash barrel
fumes.
Butterfly
Weighing shimmery
scales on my fingertips—
free wings fluttering.