November 28, 2018

sitting in bed
i complete
another trip around the sun
the mother keeps walking
oblivious, as the baby and I
make faces
arriving with
the chatter of birds -
a quiet summer dawn

April 25, 2007

spring illusion -
on the bare dogwood stems
white blossoms

April 12, 2007

rushing into the supermarket
still shivering from the freezing rain, i stare
at the watermelons
only the flashing red
on the water tower...
the snow keeps falling

April 10, 2007

today's mail
flies out of the mailbox -
a blue butterfly!
at the chinese market
a child is counting aloud
the frogs in the tank
a dilemma -
on the narrow shortcut path
spring wildflowers

April 9, 2007

tension in the summer rain -
under my umbrella
a mosquito seeks refuge
below the cemetery
a row of silent people
wait in their cars

April 8, 2007

melancholy day -
driving back, eyes scan the road
for the dead squirrel
another birthday -
i watch a snowman
slowly melt

April 6, 2007

into the pond
jumps old Basho -
a frog croaks