Fall
an autumn sunset-
the shadow of a goshawk
long on the meadow
–
oak leaves-
slipping below
a covered bridge
Category Archives: Evening
Moonlight
a cool autumn eve
the reclining crescent moon
asleep in the sky
–
a blue heron-
flying under
the misty moon
Sand
the living desert-
waves carried across the sand
by wind on the dunes
–
tumbleweeds-
a mindless expanse
of lifeless sand
Travel
rumbling through the dark
long trains roll westbound under
thunder and lightning
–
drying hay-
the countryside
glides past
Whispers
echoes in the walls-
this unfurnished apartment
hiding its secrets
–
harvest moon-
cool wind
in the corn field
Shore
a horseshoe crab shell
empty in the shadow of
an upturned rowboat
–
moonlit surf-
the lifeguard tower
stands empty
Distance
feeling out of place
out of time and out of mind
without you with me
–
unfamiliar stars-
in hotel sheets
missing you
Lights
highway sedation-
numbed by the interplay of
streetlights and shadows
–
evening star-
a crow perched
atop a streetlight
Late
the party over-
blackened wicks smolder in the
citronella pots
–
constellations-
old friends and
old stories
Forsaken
still she counts the ships-
her thick wool sweater stained red
with the setting sun
–
date night-
she sits at a table
set for one