What was on the wall that day.
My mom still calls to check the weather where I live.
Soup left in the pot for tomorrow.
The way the river smells in the heat.
Sandhill cranes overhead at dusk. The sound is older than language.
Cardinal in the snow. Bright as anything.
Smelling rosemary as I brush past the plant.
A new toothbrush.
My mother-in-law became my mother. I didn't know that was on the table.
The first warm rain of spring.
The way the school bus smelled on a rainy morning. Wet wool and pencils.
First day of kindergarten. The teacher had her own little garden in the classroom. A real watering can. I held it like a holy thing.
My breath in cold air.