night birds text and tweet
toads chime their balloon bulge bells
mountain serenade
blinded by road spray
buffeted by gusts of wind
almost on empty
A brown leaf shivers
atop the barren maple
the wind ushers home
blue dark bows to light
barn owl glides away to sleep
field mouse skitters free
Crickets chirp madly
Leaves brown upon thin branches
Hope lives in fair nights
Wind on a mountain
whips snow high into piles
toppling time beneath.
Stars are like diamonds.
The sky is Heaven's raven.
Beauty in the night.
late summer twilight
far across this empty lake
two or three voices
wind drafts in white ink
a quill pen draws lambs and dogs
flying in the air
Sitting in a tree
blowing dandelion seeds
spreading puffs of heart
hummingbird hovers
over flower's sweet nectar...
lost in the moment
Instant love, quick sex,
breakups faster than the wind,
feeling for a while.
Flowers soaked in bleach -
The inviolate men drown
In floodtide waters.
backlit morning sun
translucent beryl green sky
sultry summer heat
slightest of breezes
raindrops tumble leaf to leaf
trees shuffling papers
Another evening...
A file of yellow poplars
under the spring rain
The woods beckon me,
come in, look around, enjoy.
No exit assured.
Creek water is high
Still enough space on warm rock
Turtle sleeps in sun
In the midst of night
Moonlight shines over the trees
Branches whispering
Breezes in the trees
Testify to happiness
Once again renewed
Love is not fragile
or tender. Love hoists boulders,
bursts dams, uproots trees
wind swept summer storm
dogwood tree in full blossom
pink petal cascade
Heavy clouds spit rain
strong winds creating havoc
mother nature's rant
Cactus garden blooms
Thorny greens, yellow wonders
Willy-Nilly charm
The dewy grass glints
Sun's radiant rosy touch
As dawn awakens
thunderstorm brewing
rain tapping at my window
the tea kettle hums
Sudden gusts of wind
Portend a Summer downpour
Lightning splits an oak
unfamiliar sun
neighbors chat about roses
new warmth on our skin
The orchids dazzle,
beauty stealing air and sun--
some unknown painter
Muggy summer air
Any thought of breeze is stalled
Trees dream of swaying
wild honeysuckle
entice butterflies and bees
on pasture fences
Purple flowers bloom,
The moon watches them at night,
Moonlight keeps them safe.
Snow falls on Mt. Hope
In the mirror the old face
Looking back is me.
Brown curls wild and free
he roars under the hot sun,
king of the playground.
morning fog retreats
leaves behind sparkling jewels
on the cobweb strands
leaf bud and blossom
the pulse of living returns
thought word and action