latex overload
loss and life intermingle
stormy fantasies
long-term inertia
try to find life in new vein
engine grinds to halt
skunk cabbage loiters
swamp marigold stakes out ground
tomorrow snowstorm
memory of touch
chickadee light as feather
how long we hold breath
cupola collapse
remnants of old way of life
turbulence arrives
skunk cabbage unfurls
redwing blackbird calls his ground
pitter pat of rain
social distancing
calm nature turmoil within
chickadees bring peace
(scroll down to see video of chickadees eating from my hand)