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gathering dusk --
with each swell of sea
a buoy dips deeper | tempslibres |
shouldering coals
the rattle of blue crabs
in a metal bucket | tempslibres |
sun blaze—
the flash of chrome
outside a biker bar | tempslibres |
wisp of clouds
the slow spiral of cream
in my espresso | tempslibres |
almost dusk -
the zigzag flight
of linked dragonflies | tempslibres |
dusk-
fireflies leading the way
to the car door | tempslibres |
long drive home
grass poking through
fresh fallen snow | tempslibres |
rushing to work
seeing frozen new leaves
on the rose bush | tempslibres |
Morning Paper
twice the colored ad inserts
as the news | tempslibres |
packing up house
boxes of broken dreams
filling the dumpster | tempslibres |
driving home
full moon
dancing in puddles | tempslibres |
at the hotel
plugging in my laptop
for a touch of home | tempslibres |
through the window
five minutes between projects
watching the pansies dancing | tempslibres |
scent of rain
all the ways
we failed each other | tempslibres |
spring rain
the dogwood
"half petals | half leaves" |
hunger moon
how bittersweet
this longing | tempslibres |
a fallen leaf
brushes the corner
of your grave stone | tempslibres |
autumn chill
the fallen leaf's veins
tinged a deeper hue | tempslibres |
day lilies
the dormant spark of death
within me | tempslibres |
despite
the foreclosure sign
daffodills | tempslibres |
freezing rain
the words
I cannot take back | tempslibres |
deep winter
igniting the match
with a lit candle | tempslibres |
cold rain
the persistent warmth
of your kiss | tempslibres |
Thanksgiving
a new seat
at the table | tempslibres |
autumn wind
knowing what you
will say next | tempslibres |
maple in full flame
becoming at last
myself | tempslibres |
chrysanthemum moon
the way
you open me | tempslibres |
leaf after leaf falls
the way your laugh
makes me laugh | tempslibres |
mackerel sky
first gold leaves spangle
the maple | tempslibres |
cricket song
my longing too
unanswered | tempslibres |
mosquito
and I
blood brothers | tempslibres |
cloud watching
the reunion
of Pangaea | tempslibres |
eclipse
the taste of goodbye
in your kiss | tempslibres |
this old fight
knowing both our parts
thunder moon | tempslibres |
lingering dusk
the silence between us
says it all | tempslibres |
lover's quarrel
the tea kettle
silenced | tempslibres |
summer day
clover bending
with the bee's weight | tempslibres |
ceiling fan
the whirl
of my thoughts | tempslibres |
sego lilies
the trail dissolves
into wildflowers | tempslibres |
As if yesterday
your twenty-year-old body
wild strawberries | tempslibres |
yellowed envelope
holding your golden curls
spring cleaning | tempslibres |
zazen
attempting to awaken
I fall asleep | tempslibres |
a robin's beak
pierces its shell
earth day | tempslibres |
twilight
portrait of a child
that will never age | tempslibres |
untimely death
watching dust fall
through sun's rays | tempslibres |
veil of spring rain
the anniversary
of my divorce | tempslibres |
cloudless sky
all the things
I don't know | tempslibres |
Ash Wednesday
light rain
from the cloud-smudged sky | tempslibres |
first crocus
the oncologist says
no hope | tempslibres |
terminal cancer
the contrails end
midair | tempslibres |
from my window
a maple's lichened trunk
the only green | tempslibres |
starless night
my daughter delivered home
by a policeman | tempslibres |
Valentine's Day
thin ice covers
the pond | tempslibres |
biting the peel
a burst of orange mist
firelight | tempslibres |
first snow
all the shades
of white | tempslibres |
solstice
sipping a stronger brew
in the waning light | tempslibres |
year-end bank statement
reusing the tea bag
for a second cup | tempslibres |
winter night
the chill of moonlight
on my skin | tempslibres |
rain turns to sleet
grounding my daughter
our shared tears | tempslibres |
winter in the wind
no cake for this candle lit
in memoriam | tempslibres |
all saints day
from the corner of my eye
someone no one | tempslibres |
cold rain
a maple leaf floats
in the water basin | tempslibres |
deep autumn
we read love poems once
in these woods | tempslibres |
October moon
white pumpkins glow
in the field | tempslibres |
autumn arrives early
for this mountain ridge
and me | tempslibres |
autumn mist
bull elk's mating call
splits the silence | tempslibres |
first frost
instead of silk
flannel | tempslibres |
autumn equinox
the fallen leaf
"half-green | half-gold" |
morning tea
returning the cup
its emptiness | tempslibres |
autumn grasses
at least the tea
remains green | tempslibres |
end of summer
more cucumbers
than neighbors | tempslibres |
damselflies
dart across the water
a bluer blue | tempslibres |
August heat
the pregnancy test results
become clear | tempslibres |
midnight jazz
rain streaming down
the verdigris chain | tempslibres |
the taste
of pine's bitter honey
these bitter tears | tempslibres |
sepia souls smile
from a photo negative
reunion | tempslibres |
faded postcard
the Nagasaki temple
then | tempslibres |
summer heat
kimono hung on the wall
billows from the fan | tempslibres |
afternoon heat
tandem damselflies
bask on a reed | tempslibres |
silver dawn
slug traces iridesce
on the garden path | tempslibres |
sweltering stillness
the nurse flicks a bubble
from the syringe | tempslibres |
relentless sun
my lips meet the cool arc
flowing from the hose | tempslibres |
overgrown grapevine
unsigned divorce papers
heavy in my hand | tempslibres |
this winding river
confluence of what I know
and what I don't | tempslibres |
overcast Sunday---
the lilacs
remind me of last night | tempslibres |
bus stop -
all eyes
on the migrating geese | tempslibres |
desert wind --
even the stones
in unfamiliar colors | tempslibres |
the mixed calls
of courting birds --
scent of damp earth | tempslibres |
biting cold --
frost on the nail heads
of the old fence | tempslibres |
winter solstice --
the fog lifts from a tree
filled with ravens | tempslibres |
closing time --
an expensive fingernail
on the mall floor | tempslibres |
Friday the 13th --
a bit of volcanic ash
in the winter fog | tempslibres |
sunrise --
a view of the sky through
a worm-eaten leaf | tempslibres |
Indian Summer --
ducks make their way
from shade to shade | tempslibres |
afternoon heat --
bird song fades as I enter
the tunnel | tempslibres |
summer solstice --
a flock of sandpiper splits
and splits again | tempslibres |
the old log --
moss grows around
an obscene word | tempslibres |
first roses --
just enough heat to
settle the mosquitoes | tempslibres |
mid-day heat
my eyes follow
the swallow's flight | tempslibres |
whale watching --
a distant cloud rains
into the sea | tempslibres |
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