Pets
shredded paper towels
last night’s garbage strewn about-
I know you’re to blame
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morning sun –
in the doorway
indecisive
Category Archives: Seasons
Rain
unexpected rain-
a brief but welcome respite
from the summer heat
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clearing skies-
the gift of
a rainbow
Fog
on the veranda-
fog slowly climbs the steps on
this soft starless night
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walking the moon-
a thin fog blankets
fallen gravestones
Dawn
shadows of the moon
climbing down from the treetops
to hide from the sun
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lakeside dawn-
eider ducks
begin to stir
Morning
through lavender clouds-
the cheeks of the sky blushing
with the coming dawn
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encroaching dawn-
last night’s candles
turned to smoke
Shower
passing rain showers-
steam rises from the asphalt
in the summer sun
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soft patter-
august leaves
talk to the rain
Kanashibari
awake in the dark
so transfixed by the vision
I can’t make a sound
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the crickets silenced-
a specter looms
o’er my footboard
Strangers
sitting on the train
I look across the aisle and
see you as you were
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hot city streets-
a stranger wears
my memories
Temple
a smiling buddha
round belly worn smooth by
hands of thousands
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pagoda doors-
stone steps cut
in the hillside
bird
in a copper bowl
beneath a blooming dogwood
a robin splashes
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sudden showers-
a crow flies
through the rain