“Step”
Small feet want to run,
patter over stones and brush,
learning to balance.
Steve D
Small feet want to run,
patter over stones and brush,
learning to balance.
Steve D
Singular moment,
turns from one mood to the next,
opposing facade.
Steve D
Snowy icy slide,
steering sleds with booted feet,
childlike joyful cheers.
Steve D
Counting down the day,
waiting for evening to come,
to start over.
Steve D
Nickname for bigots:
Pachycephalosaurus,
“thick-headed lizard”.
Steve D
Infinite content,
infinite versions of truth,
to devolve knowledge.
Steve D
Ten thousand items
splattered across your vision,
a galactic mess.
Steve D
Take some small comfort
in light of parenting peers,
who share your chaos.
Steve D
Unassuming word,
in a song somewhere, carries
historic greetings.
Steve D
Snail’s pace caravan,
crawl through stop signs, parking lots,
finish the checklist.
Steve D