mountain stream
over slippery stones
dancing with the stars
Month: April 2023
small brook . . .
a wren’s beak dips
into the babbling
an inland gull
shakes out its feathers—
long-awaited rain
leaving home —
the mountains sink
behind me
I teach my children
what my father taught me—
river of stars
old churchyard
the locals all
at odd angles
second wedding
church bells
flatted by time
the song remains the same song sparrow
guitar solo
on the car radio—
my fretting fingers
Irish pub
rolling hillsides
in every song
small talk
between songs
a tuning mandolin
sleepless night…
parsing out the language
of leaves
hint of woodsmoke
the collie sleeps
with one ear cocked
gone from the forest
the flower I knew
only by touch
hot air—
talk of climate change
over drinks
between derricks
the reservation
contains buffalo
prairie gale
the groan of a silo
holding steady
(haiga)
old barn
leaning against the sun
days of my youth
knee deep in memory mountain scree