the dream is the same
daddy planting ghost peppers
too early in spring
my first Texas spring
nature napped, yawned brown dust bloom
rebirth of rebirth
winter afternoon -
the white carnations blooming
behind my paintbrush
honking geese fly north
winter melt begins-spring comes
one drip at a time
Thunder in the sun
Ice berg in the desert sand
Autumn in the air
On a winter night,
the black echo of my breath:
my sole company.
Cold blanket of white
tucks in fragile blades of grass;
sweet dreams until spring.
starry sky above
whippoorwills and crickets sing
summer in concert
season's cold blanket
the muffled silence of night
hello winter moon
yellow wings outstretched
butterfly tries to capture
weak autumn sunshine
Winter's chill freezes
unripe fruit in the orchard-
spoiling migrant hopes.
let the sunlight stream
through your hair just like the wind
through the trees in Spring
This hemisphere leans
Sunward as winter breeds spring.
Hibernators rise.
The autumn sun fades
Out behind the rolling hills
Shadows creep towards home
morning glories rise
iridescent petals gleam
harvest moon tonight
Silence on the beach.
Children winter underground.
Castles of bright coal.
Across the city
the distant snow capped mountains
echoes of winter
Persephone weeps
Pomegranate juice lingers
Winter-bringing lips
dreaming of your smile:
that breath of sun in autumn
on a cold window.
Dreaming of summer
Clouds bring the bite of winter
Ice cold kitten toes
another summer
early mornings and late nights
half my life is gone
Japanese maple
leaves turn from green to amber . . .
bracing for winter
cumulus clouds stalk
lupine's sun soaking petals
summer memory
Stabbed between shoulders
with no coat for protection
from winter assault
perfect black berries
red hollyhocks and cherries
summer sun's children
Clear sky, a chill breeze
Daffodils nodding sagely
Spring is a false dawn
Fall retains its glow
Falling leaves and golden times
Followed by the snow
A summer ago
Echos of humming bees waltzed
Around my hushed mind
My heart, like dead leaves
downfallen, trampled afoot
broken troth of spring
leaves decay and melt
earth's flesh rotting into dirt
season reaches end--
Freezing rain and snow
Silken black lace of winter
Children ice skating.
babbling summer creek
floating leaf with clever ant
must have surfing bug
At vigil, a bird,
young, stands over his fallen
mother. Summer weeps.
Blossom to blossom
Swallowtail flaunts her beauty.
Summer flirtation.
Nestled under wraps
Quiet light traces windows
I woke to Spring warmth
summer afternoon
tree and pond on lonely field
sky like baldachin