Cricket concert

dawn
the concert begins
crickets fiddling
amid the reeds

an autumn noon

Red fall foliage

the Sun at noon

glorious

early evening
lengthening of shadows
blare of car horns

Catbird 55

Eos

morning --

Eos musses my hair

flirtatiously 

ghosts of the poor

 a sprig of gladiolus

 in a soda bottle vase

 ghosts of the poor

liberation

shreds of

a cocoon

a spirit liberated

Pillars of the Earth

Pillars of the earth
live oaks standing
as if primordial

Early morning exercise

early morning exercise
the Sun's pull up
clears the horizon

Tarpon

silver reflection
and then a splash
a tarpon's leap

Lost cocuyos

fireflies in summer
I must make do
for lost cocuyos

Recessional

an ebbing tide
and me
recessional

Sea of Tranquility

Gazing at the Moon

on a warm July evening

tranquility

Dog Days

dog days
yet to bark
just snoozing

what her eyes reflect

in the evening coolness
of a verandah
her eyes reflect stars

Impertinent dawn

Impertinent
the rays of dawn
intruding on my sleep

a walk interrupted

Clouds gather
in a darkening sky
a walk interrupted

The Tide

what the tide leaves/ bleached shells, driftwood, and seaweed/ so many treasures

Snow in June, ver. 2

snow in june . . .
the white fluttering
of butterflies

an encounter

Splat !
a windshield and a bug
find each other

spider

silk from a web
entangled in my hair
a homeless spider

summer memories

croaking of frogs
just after dawn
summer memories

A Pebble

a pebble tossed
into a slow-moving stream
barely heard 

Cold Rain

cold rain
sharp as nails
late afternoon

stillness

midmorning stillness
turtles on a mossy log
awaiting the sun

Silk

elegant smoothness
the argument
of silk

Jewels beyond price

a spider's web
beaded with dew
many seedling pearls

that first dandelion

childhood's summer gift
that first dandelion
dancing on the wind

Quiet Afternoon

leaves barely rustle
on trees still as landscapes
quiet afternoon

Morning Breeze

palm fronds rustling
in the morning breeze
sound of fine silk

New Year's Snow

New year's snow
still on the ground
my garden at rest