BIRDS STOPPING BY OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

 

BIRDS STOPPING BY OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

Karen’s breathing dreams me to sleep

and I wake in a crumbling garden,

yes, there’s oatmeal with raisins,

apple and cinnamon—with toast

and strawberry freezer jam

we made together last summer

from Klicker’s strawberries

grown in Walla Walla down the road

Jim Bodeen

8 March 2025