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sagging totem pole
the tiny adze marks
in perfect rows | sballas |
small talk
the pile of apple peels
growing | sballas |
evening stillness
a bonfire log slips
into its own ash | sballas |
dawn light
on a red-tailed hawk
indian summer | sballas |
old snag??
a woodpecker starts
the day | sballas |
time change
most of the fallen leaves
hidden by others | sballas |
family reunion
the beach stones underfoot
more painful now | sballas |
around the table
three generations
and the dog | sballas |
autumn sunrise
the bristled coat
of a hereford steer | sballas |
indian summer
the road crew plays catch
with a hardhat | sballas |
autumn light
the deer's shadow
touches my toes | sballas |
twilight
the rough ends
of two-by-fours | sballas |
peach juice
from chin to sink
summer's end | sballas |
his stubble
in my sink
morning rain | sballas |
birch seeds tumble
from the laundry bin??
end of the day | sballas |
leaf smoke
the tart crunch
of an apple | sballas |
a lovers? moon??
she tosses her bra
out of the hayloft | sballas |
rolling thunder
the gentle vibration
of unused crystal | sballas |
end of summer
a flat tire
on the wheelbarrow | sballas |
in the notes
of the sax
autumn rain | sballas |
fields plowed??
sunflower seeds
packed in cellophane | sballas |
prairie??
nothing
higher | sballas |
wild flax??
a minute of blue sky
on a cloudy day | sballas |
late summer??
eelgrass turns
with the tide | sballas |
fly-fishing
a mosquito's buzz
in my ear | sballas |
deep current . . .
his long pause
before the lie | sballas |
distant thunder . . .
stargazer lilies
caught in the brush fire | sballas |
blue sky
in the far distance . . .
still penniless | sballas |
pond at twilight
a least bittern scuttles
through the sedges | sballas |
sound of water . . .
a fish rests
on my foot | sballas |
evening sun
the shadow of a fence
on my face | sballas |
waiting for the rains
both sides
of the pillow hot | sballas |
shimmering heat
a rattlesnake flashes
its new skin | sballas |
midday heat??
the glassblower's bubble
impossibly thin | sballas |
sun shower??
children hopscotch
in pavement steam | sballas |
wilderness canyon
my shout and its echo
quickly lost in time | sballas |
rising sun
the flies and i
remain still | sballas |
circling
the overland stage marker
migrating hummers | sballas |
blazing sun
i tell her
what i really think | sballas |
the crammed beak
of a blackbird??
summer rain | sballas |
climbing in shadow??
the canyon rim
brightly lit | sballas |
first stars
a bat's wing brushes
my face | sballas |
hot morning
the glitter of traffic
on the harbour bridge | sballas |
crowded wharf caf?
old fishermen comparing
night crawlers | sballas |
land's end
a seal returns
the dog's bark | sballas |
banana leaf
our small talk
in the rain | sballas |
summer cottage
the nails
mother straightened | sballas |
beach closed??
a slow walk on the pier
with seagulls | sballas |
ferry dock
sunlight bounces
from wave to wave | sballas |
stifling heat??
vultures teeter beneath
monsoon clouds | sballas |
afternoon breeze
no one understands what
the parrot sings | sballas |
spring dawn??
the beggar dumps a spider
from her cup | sballas |
sacr?-c?ur
a ladder almost up to
a stained glass window | sballas |
school dismissed
the cemetery shortcut
comes alive | sballas |
summer solstice
a little sunfish
puts up a fight | sballas |
a butterfly
so long at my window
summer dusk | sballas |
lilacs in bloom . . .
the lecturer drones on
about end-of-life? | sballas |
memorial day??
a graveyard full
of old glories | sballas |
gentle days
the tethered dinghy
drifts round | sballas |
solstice shadows
the mockingbird's breast
a study in blues | sballas |
summer solstice . . .
the sound of a door closing
at dusk | sballas |
marking
the cat's grave
our dog | sballas |
continental divide??
a bumblebee gathers pollen
from both slopes | sballas |
spring rain??
stepping in the spaces
between worms | sballas |
the rusted hooks
in dad's tackle box??
spring tide | sballas |
first light??
trying to untangle
birdsong | sballas |
children's zoo
the one black-faced sheep
gets all the pats | sballas |
ripples
on a meadow pond??
oriole song | sballas |
appalachian spring??
a pair of catfish
weaving upstream | sballas |
angler's guide??
all the fish
we didn?t catch | sballas |
distant haze??
a cuttlebone lifted
from the tide | sballas |
catching rain
on my tongue??
scent of plum blossoms | sballas |
in like a lion . . .
the buds
of a pussywillow | sballas |
rush hour??
spring snow covers
the roadside memorial | sballas |
first buds . . .
droplets too fine
for the wiper | sballas |
spring sunshine
we look round a house
we can?t afford | sballas |
spring equinox
the precise pitch
of a sparrow | sballas |
suddenly spring
i read the ending
first | sballas |
no one
to forgive
spring again | sballas |
drifting cherry petals . . .
a window goes up
in the passing limousine | sballas |
easter egg hunt:
he brings back
horseapples | sballas |
moonglow
the hoot of an owl
circles the house | sballas |
snowed in??
grandma's faded notes
for tatting | sballas |
cold rainy night
salt drifts to the bottom
of the shot glass | sballas |
nor?easter . . .
another puzzle piece
clicks into place | sballas |
spring moon
all night long
the mockingbird's song | sballas |
all night snow
i listen to mouse feet . . .
crossing the attic | sballas |
the root cellar's
bare bulb
deep winter | sballas |
her long hair
the slightest scent
of the sea | sballas |
the outstretched fingers
of a toddler
first winter rain | sballas |
vernal equinox??
storks again
in the old nest | sballas |
circle of lamplight??
i complete the baby quilt
begun for me | sballas |
between windows
the space the spider
lived and died | sballas |
another soldier . . .
the sound of wind
through a hole in the fence | sballas |
i raise my head
"from his chest
heartbeats" | to crickets |
first yoga session:
rhythmic
creaking | sballas |
husband spellbound??
his wife's version
of their courtship | sballas |
bird house empty of seed
even the jays
look for bernard | sballas |
hospital vigil
the imperceptible shift
of clouds | sballas |
deserted beach
missing a child's
hand to hold | sballas |
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