i thought i\u2019d wake up\nto snow but not a\nsingle flake had fallen\njust the flattened pale\ngrass covered by\ndarkness\n\nlove too waits and falls\non its own terms never\nwhat we expect\nsome mornings a wilted\nyellow garden\nand others\na shimmering blanket of\nsilver waiting in the waning\nmoonlight\n\nepw 12.14.07 perrysburg, oh