summer clouds
the taiko drummer
widens her stance
Month: July 2024
before it’s too late-flowering boneset
sudden sun
the window-stunned woodpecker
takes flight
drizzling glaze
on the orange bundt cake
long summer days
keeping pace
with summer
double dutch
late winter
the thump of a basketball
up and down the street
no birds calling
a shiver winds through
the upper boughs
raven atop
the towering snag —
a winter’s tale
my son learns
what it means to be infinite
first winter stars
big dipper, little dipper
I memorize
your laugh lines
sharp-edged dune grass
we argue
against the wind
first snow
some pills
are hard to swallow
ripping duct tape the sound of divorce
the talk
of the town
blue moon
the odd angles of dissent bamboo grove
(haiga)
chill in the air—
leaves swirling
by an election sign
feeling a chill
the scarlet maple
spills out of itself
I shake the sand
out of my walking shoes –
early autumn rain
(Originally published in Hedgerow #144, Winter 2023)
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