walking to the pond:
the chatter of gadwalls
guiding my steps
the chatter of gadwalls
guiding my steps
* * *
lonesome cloud---
moving towards the mountain
as I move away
moving towards the mountain
as I move away
* * *
afternoon storm clouds
approaching overhead---
the earth stops moving
approaching overhead---
the earth stops moving
* * *
up too early
after dreaming all night
the loss of you
after dreaming all night
the loss of you
* * *
outside my window
desert wind tries to get in
again . . . again
desert wind tries to get in
again . . . again
* * *
my wife's daffodils
starting to bloom today:
stops me where I stand
starting to bloom today:
stops me where I stand
* * *
afternoon storm:
counting seconds between
lightning and thunder
counting seconds between
lightning and thunder
* * *
a pointed moon
above the mesa---
small consolation
above the mesa---
small consolation
* * *
morning ritual---
tea and reading as I wait
for my poems
* * *
tea and reading as I wait
for my poems
* * *
awake at midnight
the house calm again
after a dog's bark
the house calm again
after a dog's bark
* * *
nothing in my mind
worth sharing this morning---
my apologies
worth sharing this morning---
my apologies
* * *
this morning's big news---
talking about the eclipse
I slept through
talking about the eclipse
I slept through
* * *
alone at my desk:
a cold wind pushing its way
towards Ely
a cold wind pushing its way
towards Ely
* * *
awake before dawn
boiling water for tea:
anticipation
boiling water for tea:
anticipation
* * *
dark clouds over head---
too many poets today
cannot see them pass
too many poets today
cannot see them pass
* * *
sitting in the dark
asking which will come first---
sunrise or birdsong.
asking which will come first---
sunrise or birdsong.
* * *
this cat's insistence:
making a few lines of verse
quite impossible
making a few lines of verse
quite impossible
