less likely occupations

cladder
swamper
rigger
taper
bull milker
chicken catcher
cage washer

Plum tights

Plumb sights
Cusping up to new moon nights
A month to ground
28 groundhog days
Passels of parcels
Light and dark
Legs lit up
Threaded
Swaddled
Purple plum
Yum yum tights

Love

Juicy catnip tomato deserves a bit of love
Elbow length purple mittens deserve a bit of love
Slumbering Jules dog deserves a bit of love
Bundled up Postie delivering bills deserves a bit of love
And the labouring birthday boy deserves a bit of love
Hugs and kisses and little bits of love
Love love love

scuffles

lips chapped in dappled light
waning arms of the christmas cactus
post valentines
icy walks and tender hooves
underskin underfoot
little pips
'nightmares different for men and women: study'
no school i've been to
no school i'm going to
school's out for summer
going in like a lamb
soon out like a lion
it all marches on

Rosy cheeks

Grape leaves and ice dams
Furnace stirring
Kitten purring
Snow in sunlight
The promise of a new moon
All things possible
Welcome the Wood Horse

Jackpines

Those are the plans
Full steam ahead
Tar from sands
Wringing hands
And $$$
Nevermind the wetlands
Nevermind the caribou
Nevermind the residents
Mine
Mine
Mine

But the tide is turning
The streets are burning
And this will be undone

Follow us
We are on the path
And going another way

Terra firma
Terra justice
Terra peace
Standing tall
And taking back the Jackpines

juniper

on the branch
in the glass
under snow
over ice
chin chin chin
a little gin
is nice