Solitude

Waves crash on the shore
As uncounted grains of sand
Sift through my fingers

Brevity

Late October rain
Bees covet the wildflowers
While the desert blooms

Erosion

Tumbled river stones
Transforming into sand by
Water’s persistence

Garden

Dark flowers bloom as
Small drops of rain release the
Incense of the earth

Treasure

Winter shore winds blow
Swirling my daughter’s hair as
We search for sea glass

Cobwebs

Rising from my tea
White threads of heady vapor
Clear the dross of sleep

Return

Salt hangs in the mist
The bell from a channel buoy
Guiding me back home

Mirage

Heat searing the dunes
Visions of water beckon
Far in the distance. 

Waves

Ripples of dreams lap
Against the shores of the night
Lulling me to sleep

Rebirth

A desert reborn
As rain coalesces and
Falls to the parched earth