
cleansing the water dish
an owl’s hoot -the ripples spread
a drop of moonlight

the falling spring rain
up and down the iris stems
the falling spring rain

autumn tree pedals
winter-summer stems of grass
spring -flower’s full bloom!

cleansing the water dish
an owl’s hoot -the ripples spread
a drop of moonlight

the falling spring rain
up and down the iris stems
the falling spring rain

autumn tree pedals
winter-summer stems of grass
spring -flower’s full bloom!

cloudy skies reflect
catkins reach -a symphony
flower shop window

in the box truck’s wake
a rumbling in the alley
birch garden sparkles

a thread of branches
patch quilt sown by many hands
color flows -brittle

in a crooked line
moist scent of soil and moss
a robin hopping

I lower my gaze
looking down at a night sky
shade of a park bench

afternoon showers-
from under winter’s blanket
spring sprouting snowdrops!


slice of window light-
a field of sparkling diamonds
on her bare skin

leafless branches sing
one thousand conversations
a floating feather

waterfall roaring
the dripping of melting snow
weaves a melody

under the branches
sunken leaves and cloudy skies
daytime-nighttime dreams

slick as ice -I slip!
treading waters and branches
meandering clouds

pure water stirring
waves trickle across the sand
February thaw