lingering heat—
the dirt…
Author: martin gottlieb cohen
playground
within
the
rolling…
sleepless
above this heat…
In the sound of the prairie…
Reminiscences
I just finished…
within the stillness rat’s…
winter trees
only the sound…
chrysanthemum
the
slowness…
humpback moon
into the krill’s…
faint stars
the sidewalk…
noon sunlight
in the shower’s…
pond strider the silence…
Abu Dhabi
above the falcon’s…
ground swell
the day moon…
Kesennuma
among the sunlit…
this slum with a moon in every…
across the blue dome of the…
shadows fold within shadows…
footprints
the prairie …
Pelham Parkway
between …
prayer candle
shadows pass…
lit fish stall
open mouths…
October chill
the silence…
salt marsh
sunlight flecks…
night traffic
the smell …
day moon
the night stays …
lake crossing
dusk lingers…
wet snow
a crow follows
the…
dawn—
the bow rises
with …
late autumn frost
the bench…
wall calendar
O’Keeffe’s…
November rain
buzzards …
October night
dead leaves…
autumn chill
the earth’s…
autumn night
the smell of…
Trinity Churchyard
worms…
night tide
the attic in its…
mountain lake
the night …
diving Grebe
the glint floats…
night sky
a swimmer passes…
sidewalk shadows
the bee…
shimmering grass
the silhouette…
cricket’s song
the…
wetland shore
the maple …
Earthrise
the gold visor…
tossed stone
the pond’s…
moonlit floor
the scent …
river sunlight
the smell…
marsh lightning
the tree’s…
kitchen floor
the nightlight…
snow brighter than the day…
breaking wave
winter sunlight…
silence
snowflakes melt…
wetland chill
a patch of …
Monument Valley
The long…
desert lightning
the rattlesnake…
marsh wren’s cry…
morning traffic
the sun …
spring puddle
the maple …
the mountain top dimples…
morning sunlight
the sound…
the red horizon in puddles…
moonless night–…
spring thaw
the crow pecks…
closed snow street
sunlight…
snow-viewing
the raven …
afternoon class
a corner…
leaping salmon
sunlight…
autumn night
my breath passes…
morning haze
mosquitoes…
wildflowers
the sun rises…
scale cloud
sunlight deepens…
Marathon
a full moon in every…
mist
the heron balanced …
sea breeze
the light green…
cold spring night
a line …
cloudburst
flecks of sun…
winter surf
seagrass bristle…
tree ice
sunlight inches…
autumn rain . . .
a leaf has…
clouded night
faint stars…
leaf
mites and a grasshopper…
an old house
near the cemetery…
playground
after the rain–…
sunlight
a sparrow crosses…
a curled ant
on microfiche…
old photo
my father as a child…
new snow
my footprints fill…
sunset–
the beach…
winter surf
a dog smells …
new year’s eve-
the…
winter the shadows of a crow…
naval station
the clanging…
Brooklyn Navy Yard
the sounds…
water strider
on a trembling…
tower-
the spread of hawk’s…
methane breeze
rising from…
snow storm —
the spray…
a spider’s thread…
dusk —
the light goes…
new year’s eve-
black…
fifty buzzards
off the water…
fall sunrise
the shadows…
Pine Barrens
a blackbird…
black clouds
water falling…
the Loch Ness
a patch of sunlight…
spray
from a sea wall
rainbow…
paper prayer-
the resting…
summer sun-
the honking …
wire fence
the smell of coal…
spring afternoon
the sound…
coney island light
a kewpie…
ferris wheel
it rolls to …
daisy–
its flower…
lighthouse
in the sea breeze…
ferry steamer
a token in …
icicle
dripping from the…
artic wind
along the blue…
winternoon
red buildings…
casino
its light fades away…