spider's spinning

dew glistening
in the morning light
a spider's spinning

Live oaks at dusk

live oaks at dusk
half hidden in the fog
an owl cries out

wind

the wind clears my path

of many fallen leaves

that my rake ignored

"Lest We Forget" 11/11

The bugler plays "Taps"
her face so serious
her parents, so proud

"Unwanted" -- no more

"Unwanted," no more
new names reclaim for them
their lives and honor.

In tribute to those who fight against female infanticide
and discrimination and abuse of female children in India and everywhere.

raindrops

a raindrop's progress
slowly down my umbrella
and right on my nose

building a butterfly

caterpillar
chews up leaf after leaf
in preparation

Velvet Ants ( "cow killers")

their velvet coats
so fashionable for fall
hide quite a surprise

falling leaf

s p i d e r ' s w e b

captures a falling

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toddler's breakfast

grape jam on toast
and everywhere
toddler's breakfast

syncopated rain

rain on an awning
its own syncopation
quite unrehearsed

Remembering another 9/11 -- the death of Allende

en la Moneda
el pago es en sangre
golpe en Chile

mid morning coffee

mid morning coffee
sipped from a chipped old mug
so comforting

urban nectar

a swarm of hornets
head for some spilled soft drinks
urban nectar

Remembering Otto von Habsburg, European

"Poor sinner Otto"
greeted at the church door
as he comes home

urban rainbows

Rainbows reflected
in so many potholes
afternoon rainstorm

Summer morning

Eight in the morning
and it is already hot
he refills his glass

Summer afternoon

sun tea brewing
on a windowsill
summer afternoon

altered dimensions

3-D to 2-D
effects of a flyswatter
on a house fly

tornadoes in mid America

a dark wind shears through
leaving little behind
but memories

floods

a flagpole stands guard
before a flooded schoolhouse
as a river runs

Spring

with each new blossom --

spring offers everyone

a new beginning.

afternoon rainfall

afternoon rainfall
clears the air -- my head
on a hot spring day

Sarah Vaughn, jazz singer, on her birthday

Sassy Sarah knew
that there are notes between notes
she hit them all well

remembering the "Divine One" on her birthday, March 27.

Silver platter moon

Silver platter moon
serves up a new main course
spring

nestling

faintest tremulo
from a nestling perched
on a downed tree

Japan Quake, the day after

a bird's song
barely heard amidst cries
resurrection

Aid Japan! (Stately Sendai)

In Sendai
its stately trees uprooted
so too its people.

Pi Day -- 3.14

Three point one four AND
more -- one five nine two six five
neverending

Pi Day -- 2011

Celebrate
a never ending story
on Pi Day.

Ash Wednesday

From dust
the span of our lives
to dust

Rain (2)

Drizzly rain
on a cool morning
umbrellas unfurled

Rain

scouring smell
after the rain
clean and electric.

Weather (vain) ?

Weather vain?
in a Burberry coat
she strides in high heels

playground at dusk

dead, dry leaves
old, rusty swingsets
playground at dusk

observers

children gazing at
goldfish swimming in a bowl
so too, my cat.

Wisconsin protests

In Wisconsin
more holes
than cheese

Silver dollar moon

Silver dollar moon
its mint-condition reflects
small change on earth

change in formula

A baby's burp
so unaffected
-- so necessary

Park bench

late afternoon sun
on a metal park bench
pigeons scatter

No more Mamelukes in Egypt!

Bullwhips' roar
cannot drown out
their quiet voices

childhood memories

black walnut tree
its wrinkly gray bark dusted
with newly fallen snow

Frozen Pond

Frozen pond reflects
pale, January moonlight
on skaters' faces

diamonds

white diamonds shining
-- frost on the windshield of cars
nature's jewelry