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

Amateratsu brings sunlight back to the world

Her smile reflecting
off a small mirror she holds
that early morning

Forest Temple

white columns -- beeches
temple in an old forest
morning solitude

woodpecker

feathered jackhammer
on an old-growth tree
relentless

Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend
summer ebbing away
autumn's impatient