Lilacs

lilacs do not last

though they break easily from the branch

the flowers wilt in the glass on your desk

almost before your eyes

and the reward of their fragrance is

not enough to

cover the loss

(2022)

rescue

when things become impossible

come find me

I won’t fix the things

I will take you and run

laughing

hand in hand

through the long green meadow past the woods

toward summer

(2022)