Peace

the wellspring of souls
beckons inexorably
for us to return

the bodisattfa
compassionately
delays nirvana

Shadows

falling amber rain
collecting in brackish pools
under a street light

a moment
flash lit raindrops
suspended in time

Summer

faded cutoff shorts
bare feet out the car window
hair teased by the wind

hot skin
cool sheets
and promises

Shelter

freshly mown spring grass
a frog hops to the safety
of an old stone wall

the bull frog
peeks out from
behind a stone

Transience

jewels of morning dew
in a spider’s web, sunrise
scattered by diamonds

dawn
captured on
a silken thread

Alarm

this morning’s bugle
reveille played by finches
outside my window

birdsong
pulling me
from slumber

Evening

burnt umber thickets
briars silhouetted by
a russet sunset

brambles
illuminated by
the dying day

Fantasy

lilacs in her hair
as she lays in the grass with
clouds floating whimsy

escapees from
my minds eye
in the clouds

Communion

iPhone vibrating
mocking my attempt to be
at one with nature

meditation
water threading
between my toes

Luna

in the full moon’s light
a desert scorpion glows
an unearthly blue

silver
illumination
of midnight