mokos-ku

[mokos-ku]

who was at the door?

only footprints

in the snow

[mokos-ku]

at the wake

my aunt chain-smoking

my father’s cigarettes

[mokos-ku]

yoga

on a cold morning

the squirrel’s poofy tail

[mokos-ku]

a hint of snow—

boots lined up

in anticipation

[mokos-ku]

no grass hut here—

sitting at the bus stop

in winter rain

[mokos-ku]

new year’s morning—

picking up

the red cups

[mokos-ku]

high winds

blowing out the old year—

chilling the champagne

[mokos-ku]

Boxing Day—

the snow arrives

one day too late

[mokos-ku]

new year’s eve

does the year go out in sequins

or sweatpants

[mokos-ku]

a ghost

at the upstairs window

snowfall

[mokos-ku]

winter solstice—

even the crows

are still

[mokos-ku]

a puff of feathers

at the feeder—

hawk

[mokos-ku]

winter solstice—

still the bluejays

calling

[mokos-ku]

pigeons

nodding as they walk—

this is acceptable

[mokos-ku]

geese pass by overhead

the cold at bay

a little longer

[mokos-ku]

December wind

drifting snow

over the mountains

[mokos-ku]

tracks

in snow

left by a black squirrel

and the red hawk that bore it aloft

and gone