__________
resorting
to candles -
three of a kind
__________
__________
birdsong ...
few the chords
of winter
__________
__________
a dust
of snow ...
a deep breath
__________
__________
drawing her letters …
she colors the house
orange
__________
__________
New Year's Eve
another year
of good old days
__________
__________
my old slippers ...
an unexpected
snow
__________
__________
hoarfrost ...
her red nose
and mine
__________
__________
standing in line ...
Santa's greeting
for the sixth time
__________
__________
Christmas ...
the last of
the scotch tape
__________
__________
old manger ...
a mouse in
the fresh hay
__________
__________
la familia ...
three wise guys
bearing gifts
__________
__________
winter sun ...
sneaking candy
from the bowl
__________
__________
counting the days
to sakura ...
winter rain
__________
__________
homeless …
her reflection
in the stew pot
_____________
__________
cellophane ...
crumbs for
sparrows
__________
__________
satin ribbon -
her first pair
of scissors
__________
__________
Santa’s list …
the poverty
of sparrows
_____________
__________
spilled Bailey’s …
the story
from the top
_____________
__________
a drawer full
of baubles, bits
and odd pieces
_____________
__________
herald angels ...
the voices
of children
__________
