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rolling thunder
the bass on the car stereo
passing by | sballas |
a line of gulls
fencing the shoreline
unbroken sun | sballas |
tax time?
a gnome hunches over his desk
in the garden | sballas |
a whiff of jasmine
as she unties her hair?
hint of rain | sballas |
pausing to ponder
the dragonfly
on my pen's point | sballas |
a better day
the sink ant granted
a reprieve | sballas |
contract signed
the wind catcher
twirls to the right | sballas |
all night drive
the moon goes full
and past | sballas |
river eddy
the ripples of fish
catching twilight insects | sballas |
clown car . . .
nothing works
but the horn | sballas |
jamun tree . . .
the stains of summer
on my lips | sballas |
light pollution?
the fireflies flickering
out | sballas |
morning lights
an egret cluttering
yesterday's foot prints | sballas |
knee deep in heather
the purple scent
of summer | sballas |
ear
of barley
crescent moon | sballas |
morning
a busy spider weaving
leaf to leaf | sballas |
hovering
over summer clouds . . .
mom's lullaby | sballas |
still pond
a crooked coconut tree licks
its own image | sballas |
undercurrents?
the snapping turtle
surfaces | sballas |
deep noon
a squirrel chases a tree
shadow | sballas |
washing day
sheets billow
shaping the breeze | sballas |
midnight moon?
the violet of violets
almost black | sballas |
hotel ruin
a chime of finches
in the rafters | sballas |
passing train
strobe light of the setting sun
on the hedges | sballas |
mountain haze
the remains of my dream
in fading blossoms | sballas |
hangman?
the snapped branch
of the silver birch | sballas |
cyan lake . . .
a fishing net catches
the first light | sballas |
long drive
scent of fresh tea breaks
the mist | sballas |
into the blue
a white swan
rising | sballas |
receding waters
the sea unseals
a thousand puddles | sballas |
the slickness
of the otter's back?
night rain | sballas |
jasmine blossoms
the farmer returns with
fishy dreams | sballas |
rippling
the breeze arrives
and retreats | sballas |
falling mist
touching the spaces
between falling leaves | sballas |
from both sides
of the border
cockcrow | sballas |
c-section . . .
a lark hatchling beaks
the full moon | sballas |
new moon . . .
footprints circling
the winter apple | sballas |
why should a fiddlehead
become a fern?
flower moon | sballas |
mid-winter
the heart of sweetbox
thru an open gate | sballas |
poolside palms
the play of shadows
all day long | sballas |
broken twigs
short end of wishbones
among the tombstones | sballas |
first snow
from the jay's beak
a full moon rises | sballas |
courting cats
a pane of glass
between them | sballas |
out of the canyon
out of the blue
a flute | sballas |
paper boat
"cradled by the sky
" | cradling the sky |
new moon?
the wolves howl
within themselves | sballas |
galahs
a deeper shade of pink
sunrise | sballas |
a pelican turns
dives and surfaces
crescent moon | sballas |
autumn afternoon
the cat's eyes follow
each falling leaf | sballas |
what if . . .
around the pig's snout
green butterflies | sballas |
winter blessings
snowflakes
one by one | sballas |
lime cordial
the tinkle of ice
forty years ago | sballas |
warm breeze
caught on the grass
one dragonfly wing | sballas |
autumn rain . . .
the birdbath fills
drop by drop | sballas |
old fire pit
moss grows
where there were songs | sballas |
coffee shop
our family stories
darkly roasted | sballas |
outdoor patio
the hummingbird into
the flower tattoo | sballas |
first of october
clipping peppers
in the evening rain | sballas |
rain shower
from the gutters:
crickets | sballas |
soaking in mozart
a purple cactus flower
on the windowsill | sballas |
winter kinglet
learning the yes and no
of each branch | sballas |
draughty sill
the dead moth
back on its feet | sballas |
a quiver
in the folk singer's voice . . .
dappled sunrise | sballas |
mild winter
cloaking the creek
tundra swans | sballas |
sultry air
the marsh grass
overtakes the path | sballas |
drawing near?
the loon's call still sounds
from afar | sballas |
it selects the m
to build its nest
walmart | sballas |
roadside tree
ribbons streaming
from the bend | sballas |
thunder carry?
the long slow slope
to the valley | sballas |
fingers burning
i take my blues
higher | sballas |
dead of winter
i was where i am
when the snow began | sballas |
last rays of sun?
crows suddenly
gold-winged | sballas |
her last year at
primary school
the wren's tail | sballas |
shuttle-bus-driver
our daily conversation
about the lottery numbers | sballas |
falling through
a metal net
city moon | sballas |
anniversary
of my father's death
leaves falling off a mountain | sballas |
eventide?
crows find the last piece
of blue sky | sballas |
on the edge of town
an outfield
keeps on going | sballas |
graduation day
cool breeze stirring
gowns and leaves | sballas |
will pay anything
the medal collector
who missed the war | sballas |
inlaws coming
the dog knows how
to play dead | sballas |
snow melt
the barn owl
glides across the moon | sballas |
on the underbelly
of the falcon?
the dawn's pink light | sballas |
in the snow
footprints going away
her last gift | sballas |
heat haze?
the call of doves
from the oaks | sballas |
morning escapes
through newly empty air
acorns | sballas |
adrift
in a fishbowl . . .
stray moon | sballas |
warm sand
we leave our impressions
behind | sballas |
dusk?
moths doze
on my window | sballas |
clouds cling
to the mountain
stories you try to forget | sballas |
cool nights
the morning glory's
delicate purple | sballas |
fading in and out
of the overcast sky?
crescent moon | sballas |
day's end
my daughter asks
for the moon | sballas |
dawn?
a sudden beating of wings
against my window | sballas |
october
what flowers are left
lie down | sballas |
thanksgiving
huddled on cold asphalt
gulls with no necks | sballas |
urban rainbow?
the factory chimneys
glow gold | sballas |
low tide
a band of surfers
compare scars | sballas |
late night special
the postman rings
a broken bell | sballas |
florida spring?
the brown chameleon
turns green | sballas |
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