when we were living at Cheryl’s fa… in Grant, Courtney’s and my room were right next to each other I remember we would just sit on th… right outside our doors

in high school Charlie and I used to push out our fellow studen… who were stuck in snowbanks we’d come into class half-frozen and late

when Dee was still alive and her cancer was in remission we went out for dinner one night a… downtown Cadillac during the winte… after we pulled up to the restaura…

before there was any real pressure turning us into diamonds we stood in the driveway in the falling snow the street lamps were orange and

after a long day out on the bay in a cove of Lake Charlevoix we got everything packed to go and started heading for the shore my Dad had seen this thing at Sea…

I like seeing what you’re doing now you’re writing poem books you’re teaching

my Mom once planted a broken tree… into the ground and she was so excited when it sta… to grow leaves it was in our backyard

when my Dad lived in Benzie the lake would freeze over across… so my Dad, I, and my brother would go out and walk on it we would walk the shoreline

this one time we were at Half Moo… seadooing and messing around with… and with me spotting and my brother riding my Dad thought it would be cool

we used to use Ms. VanDam’s yard constantly either playing on it or cutting through to see friends she lived directly behind our old…

one of my favorite dates I’ve ever… was with a sorority girl named Len… she asked me out and we went to Park Theater for d… and dancing

yesterday I was “open ears and open eyes” yesterday there were voices flowering in my… I hope

One winter day my friends and I were getting together to play bask… I think I picked up Charlie or he… already hanging out with me we got in my truck and were drivin…