early leaves furled —
brightest riverwalk blooms
dot sculling shells Continue reading
Category Archives: Photography
Wildflower Wildfire
A wildflower wildfire
has set the California hills
ablaze in royal purple,
poppy-orange and
an exuberant yellow,
visible from space. Continue reading
Lakeside
Lakeside, I am honey-drizzled,
in an inky trance, like tea
left too long in the sun. My arm
is a mossy log, lined with turtles. Continue reading
Tulips in Thyme
Tulips,
risque-ripe
purplicious
spring’s archetype
scent-delicious Continue reading
Tom-Wild the Turkey
Tom-Wild
never smiles
looks both left and right Continue reading
Moon Touched
A poet,
dismissed from Heaven,
trees truth Continue reading
Cirque de Printemps
Crocuses raise cheery salutes,
opening orange invitations to
invite us to Come One, Come All,
to spring’s circus in the meadow. Continue reading
Goodbye, Winter
Goodbye, Winter.
Ciao, deep snow.
Time to dig out
my pink maillot. Continue reading
Blessing Rain
I step out of my writing cave
into a day of misty rain, blinking.
A squirrel is digging
a hole in the dark soil. Continue reading
Old Hat
Snow is old hat.
We’re ready for a new topper,
a cold stopper: Continue reading
Evade Capture
As night flees down dark paths
from the early light,
dreams scatter into
deadening fog.
The breathing air carries stories
of foreign pain
and domestic infighting
that will scream from our
headlines by noon. Bar the door. Continue reading
Mint-Lemon Spring
Trees in bud burst
open, unrehearsed,
wild mint-lemon taste. Continue reading
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