Nature's Olympics

Faster, stronger
higher -- a young sparrow
makes its first flight

High cotton

early morning fog
rising from a creek
so silently

Royal Palms

so vertical

a row of Royal Palms

at attention

Raccoons

their bright eyes reflect
the moon's bright glow
raccoons surprised

Cuban tree frog love

his raspy murmurings
she finds
so irresistible

summer

southern exposure
a window lets in summer
orange blossom breeze

Ripeness of mango

another mango
falls full and ripe
to waiting hands

Gray fox

a gray fox
stalks
a silver moon

Heart of a Habsburg: Otto von Habsburg

To Hungary: his heart
Austria his body, Europe his hopes

his soul to God

orb spider

an orb spider
astride its silk domain
examines a fly