I give my blue heart
to the bird of paradise
this night of endings
dormant soul flicker
against the harsh endless wind
match in a dark cave
The arid wind blows
Tumbling through this pointless world
The monotony
rime of silver frost
recedes as the dawning sun
creeps across green grass
a crystalline glow
icey dreams with wings of breath,
diamonds in the snow.
Two girls call a dog
Water ruffles at sunset
Lake brims, heart opens
Meadow lark afield
White moon beam piercing the wing
Flightless bird of sleep
Moon stealth'ly rising
dark night awaits the splendor
of its silv'ry lamp
The Winter Wind Blows
A Silent Sovereignty
Ruling Manhattan
Petal snow drifting,
Cherry-pink swirling carpet:
Walls fall at your touch.
hundreds of snow geese
peel from placid lake water
shredded porcelain
Gingered ivy leaves
Hugging the oak to keep warm
Jack Frost stalking you
On a street corner;
We are waiting for a cab,
watching the sun rise.
Grey skies spill cold drops.
Early autumn blossoms smile
at the weeping sky.
Autumn loneliness
Windswept trees - bleak vistas yet
Chrysanthemums bloom
golden autumn leaves -
childhood days right behind me
with every photo
The Acacia Leaves
Delicious Gourmet foodstuff
Giraffe reaching out
Two red leaves atop
Umbrella of green elm leaves
Whispering autumn.
Under the great sun
An orchid withers away
To live once again.
Rising sun sticks to
Tip of the tongue in the dark
my hands did shiver
karmic waters flow
journeys of the earth within
vibrations tremble.
leaves and clouds flying
sky wrestles with a sapling
smooth limbs sway entwined
Bronzed wings flap flutter
Above feeder bird hovers
Beak dips fast in out
exploding acorns
amid the slow-burning leaves
celebrate autumn
golden sunlight shards
pierce the silent forest floor
doe and fawn listen
Sun's sanguine tendrils
Gently caress morning clouds
A promise of rain
October grey skies
on the petals of flowers
raindrops pattering
women in saris
sitting silently by lake
colorful contrast
adrift in slumber
taken to the sea; blue-skies
waves crash against rocks
Storm clouds full of rain
Lightning splits a darkened sky
Blooms sprout from wet soil
wild backyard mint leaf
floats in glass of cold ice-tea
ambrosial bliss
the old garden bench
where no one sits anymore . . .
a chill in the air
rain runs under stones
chills the almost ripe garden
pleats the evening air
weathered flower box
hydrangea's delicate fade
summer's acquiesce
lunar crescents glow
lighting nearby placid pond
skinny dippers splash
Wild rosebush planted
near weather-beaten prison
springs forth scarlet hope