unable to write

about last night’s ugly dream

but can’t shake it

notice the new growth,

long limbs, nearby friends — even

the power line adds beauty

one leaf falls among

countless raindrops, seeking friends

who share dreams of flight

In a Forest

 a green sapling grows

sturdy, verdant and rooted

beside its mother

in darkness, leaves flow by

in the gutter river, but

of course, progress unseen

roll over to discover

moonglow's reflection on my bedsheet

alerting me to notice

New Year’s Day rainbow

fragment, faint spot really -

I cling to the omen, regardless