Alone

In the lone white oak
A solitary squirrel
Calls out for its mate

Missing

In a copse of trees
Entwined in vines, a slowly
Rusting tricycle

Passing

I caught your eye then
I glanced down at my cell phone
And you kept walking

Dust

We of painted clay
Molded from the living earth
Destined to return

Passage

The vessel broken
one soul escapes to freedom
with a final breath

Tears

Tiny rivulets
Reveal traces of pink skin
Down her dirty cheeks