coat

asphalt a new summer coat

death

watering

i love my garden

to death

glory

dawn

i hurry to catch

all the glory

linger

sunday morning

ducklings linger

in the lilies

tattoo

heatwave

the guttural voice

of a blackbird

boss

sunrise

the vocal range

of my old cat

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glitch

a flat tire

on a mountain road

wild daisies

tomorrow

missing you . . 

   maybe tomorrow

       bluebird

me

night ramble

as far from me

as i can get

after

still pond a snake’s trail long after

thrill

seven decades

the thrill of skin

touching skin

winding

tributaries

the winding river

of my veins

turn

yoga class a young heart’s old back turns to spring

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heatwave

heatwave

    walking barefoot

         through moonlight

humming

old song

humming words

i used to know

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north

my north

your north

crooked fingers

crickets

a windy day fades to crickets

falling

cypress balls 

the sounds of water

falling

words

when words

aren’t enough

wood thrush

bask

behind the rocks

a lizard basks

beside a cat

lifetimes

beach combing

a shark’s tooth lost

lifetimes ago

probably

they say

it’s probably fireworks

spring night

fog

early bird not enough fog to hide your song

dusk

birds at dusk

the chittering

of my cat

peace

suddenly

as the wind dies

night’s touch

balance

calm evening

i balance a leaf

on my fingertip

trees

tea with wrens

in the trees

wine with doves