31

Last day of oh nine.
I barely saw it coming,
but it's been a year.

30

Didn't leave the house
Drank tea, ate venison, and
Studied español.

29

Lean too heavily
Stand up, it's not what you think
Time passes, that's all

28

Anxious to get home.
Love Boise, but I'm worried
about my thesis.

27

Force brain to recall
Which names belong to which homes
In old neighborhood

26

I still laugh loudly.
I still would be a writer.
I still keep arms length.

25

My family's drunk.
SamMarkMomDad&Molly.
We've all done our part.

24

Luminarias:
paper bags with sand and flames.
My dad's tradition.

23

We're out on the town.
Hugs, laughs, pizza, beer, dancing.
Siblings and old friends.

22

This is Idaho.
Snowfall followed by blue skies.
(Chair creaks, I'm happy.)

21

Wake up this morning
So many trucks on Sunset
Filling in a hole?

20

Another home day
with friends coming to see me.
It's quiet. And calm.

19

Records play loudly
I'm sorting and checking off
Putting things away

18

Swooning hard, for real.
Reading fiction, feeling good,
free coffee, big smile.

17

Decided to quit.
So, no longer a baker.
I'll do something else.

16

Been pushing myself.
And today, the body said,
"Nah, that's that for now."

15

"How nice," I thought of
mother, child smiling outside.
Was a movie set.

14

Nine hours spent wrenching
And I'm proud and smiling big
Woah, this bike is fast.

13

(I like my roommate.
Too much, maybe, on some days.
I think about it.)

12

Happy Birthday dance!
There's three of us making moves,
and that's what matters.

11

Two men push a car
early morning in work clothes
through intersection.

10

FEAST (mashed potatoes
stuffing, sausage and eggnog.)
for Thursday TV.

9

Defeated like woah.
Bike building beat me badly.
Try it tomorrow.

8

gloves. hat. layered clothes.
not for outside. for inside.
typing my final.

7

Everyone will
talk of the rain, but not me.
It's just the weather.

6

cowbells in my hands
then, maple bar and coffee
not bad for Sunday

5

Ha! I'm still in school.
Somehow I almost forgot.
Though, it's all I do.

4

Please, be nice to me.
I'm working really hard here
to keep it afloat.

3

Short story premise:
What if we could have tested
the Lord's DNA?

2

strangers warm my heart.
so, it's deep breath, since my life
has fewer worries.

1

inverse of restless
dedicated homebody
soft songs early nights