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mountain stream
two well placed rocks
the path home | tempslibres |
winter clouds
seem to move slower too
in the cold night | tempslibres |
it happened
just after the full moon
snow | tempslibres |
in the dry grass
frost appears
on the fallen pears | tempslibres |
autumn breakfast
the last mosquito's hover
over my campfire | tempslibres |
summer's end-
a cool rain slides
down the hollyhocks | tempslibres |
summer's end
my hand lingers
in the dry grass | tempslibres |
dandelion seeds
ai r b o r n
in a cool breeze | tempslibres |
Shivering
in the cold spring air.
Plum blossoms! | tempslibres |
along the road
shape of a willow
conforms to the trucks | tempslibres |
obituary
a child's face
smiles from the page | tempslibres |
sunset
fisherman rests
river flows on | tempslibres |
puddle
from last nights rain
reflects the clouds | tempslibres |
the moon fills
the empty tea cup
colder now | tempslibres |
a new cross
in the pauper's cemetery
plastic roses | tempslibres |
wild horses
graze the dry grass
dusting of snow | tempslibres |
haze of gnats
around the porch light
milky way | tempslibres |
blood moon rises
over the adobe wall
scent of red chile | tempslibres |
plastic bags
trapped on barbed wire
roadside cross | tempslibres |
blackberry brambles
along the road
blues on the radio | tempslibres |
in spite of
bombs and lies
wildflowers | tempslibres |
cloudless sky
a red kite
fades into the distance | tempslibres |
mid december
candles line the window sill
silent night | tempslibres |
applesauce
bubbles on the stove
november morning | tempslibres |
corn stubble
rustles in the breeze
autumn equinox | tempslibres |
graduates
hurry across the stage
dandelion seeds | tempslibres |
Indian ponies
behind barbed wire
gathering clouds | tempslibres |
plastic bag
trapped in a tree
flight cancelled | tempslibres |
paupers' cemetery
only the clouds
come and go | tempslibres |
jars filled with buttons
a journal
the things she left behind | tempslibres |
midday heat
puddles tighten
around tadpoles | tempslibres |
desert sunrise
following tracks
that follow tracks | tempslibres |
frigid night
the homeless girl’s
naked doll | tempslibres |
camouflage
makes him invisible
homeless vet | tempslibres |
housing projects
the uphill struggle
of a freight train | tempslibres |
far from home
an airplane’s trip
through the Big Dipper | tempslibres |
prairie lands
the wind blown edges
of tombstones | tempslibres |
night bus
the emptiness
well lit | tempslibres |
dividing the orchard
from the graveyard
old country road | tempslibres |
closing time
empty bottles
empty faces | tempslibres |
fish market
mackerels gaze
to the heavens | tempslibres |
mountain road
the twists and turns
in her story | tempslibres |
cloud drifts
the open mouth
of a water snake | tempslibres |
summer’s end
I unpack
the smell of the sea | tempslibres |
coffee house date
her choice of decaf
says it all | tempslibres |
rain darkens
the small headstone
Mother’s Day | tempslibres |
Roosevelt's statue
leading the cherry blossoms -
Cold April rain. | tempslibres |
sugar for the tea
behind the bowl
a line of ants | tempslibres |
fire ant mound
against the flower pot
after the rain | tempslibres |
the Big Dipper—
rows of corn connect
farm to farm | tempslibres |
autumn chill -
the silence
of the bee hive | tempslibres |
cloudy skies -
different shades of shadow
in the cauliflower | tempslibres |
tai chi
slicing the morning mist
in quarters | tempslibres |
the therapist says nothing
I haven't told myself -
rainless clouds | tempslibres |
late night at the airport
the shoe shine man
polishes his own shoes | tempslibres |
Buenos Aires tango
at the end of an alley
the Big Dipper | tempslibres |
hot summer day
a bowl of picked berries
without sugar | tempslibres |
beach house -
unlocking the gate
to the ocean | tempslibres |
in and out
of the haiku lesson -
the fragrance of the lilies | tempslibres |
open window
the moon's reflection
in the toilet bowl | tempslibres |
jogging at dusk
around the neighborhood
the smell of garlic | tempslibres |
waiting
for the rice to boil
winter moon | tempslibres |
to the headstone
old footsteps frozen
in old snow | tempslibres |
Japanese New Year
how small the new moon
in its halo | tempslibres |
covered by snow
like the other stones
little Buddha | tempslibres |
In his coffin
still
the chin wart | tempslibres |
Near dusk
a flash of gold
in the heron's beak | tempslibres |
Dead robin --
its breast still
burning red. | tempslibres |
Buddhist temple-
even here smart phones
do the cha cha cha. | tempslibres |
Not so good
for all the fish
Good Friday | tempslibres |
St. Patrick's Day
in front of the pub
yellow pouring out of the daffodils | tempslibres |
At rest
in the crow's nest
crescent moon | tempslibres |
In Morse code
the woodpecker
announces spring | tempslibres |
On the Ferris wheel
reaching up
to stroke the moon | tempslibres |
egg moon —
she tries another
pregnancy stick | tempslibres |
drenched in mist
the white-faced heron
shorter | tempslibres |
her empty nursery . . .
a sudden breeze lifts
the floral curtains | tempslibres |
yesterday’s funeral
the lingering scent
of mother’s lilies | tempslibres |
no water
in the stone fountain . . .
summer haze | tempslibres |
phone call
the pup’s squeaky toy
fills the silence | tempslibres |
festive season
she turns off the fairy lights
to view the stars | tempslibres |
missing child
the distinctive cry
of a fan-tailed pigeon | tempslibres |
a vagabond on the bench
covered with a nude girl
on the newspaper | tempslibres |
just before dawn
the bright moon
of the computer screen | tempslibres |
nightfall
I read the poems
in braille | tempslibres |
first snow fall -
covered with maple leaves
at sunrise | tempslibres |
first light
broken blue shell
under the maple | tempslibres |
All Saints Day -
in the field only small
pumpkins are left | tempslibres |
December dusk -
a solitary pine tree
all lit up | tempslibres |
silent phone
only the ring
from his teacup | tempslibres |
her fresh flowers -
his fresh grave
valentine's day | tempslibres |
valentines -
the mailman's steps
break the ice | tempslibres |
rush hour ~
closing the car window
on my hair | tempslibres |
rainy Baltimore
umbrella blossoms
in cafe windows | tempslibres |
summer solstice
he remembers
to lift the sea | tempslibres |
fresh paint
a white moth circles
the bug light | tempslibres |
noon—
the egret shifts from stillness
to stillness | tempslibres |
white sun ::
an inch of snow
on the lawnmower | tempslibres |
harvest moon :
the bigger pumpkin
waits for a face | tempslibres |
mill row ::
every door
a different color | tempslibres |
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