Monday, August 31, 2015

quarrel

a quarrel of crows
the tree falls silent
after the hawk


leaving

on the pale
of a city sky
blackbird leaving 


Saturday, August 29, 2015

tulips

not quite autumn
the cluck of chipmunks
where tulips bloomed



Friday, August 28, 2015

fresh

after pausing 
a turtle gives leaves
a fresh sound


Thursday, August 27, 2015

learn

blackberry labyrinth 
how quickly i learn
to be small



alfresco

tea alfresco
an extra place set
for the bees


Wednesday, August 26, 2015

cliff

a cliff to climb
the sound of rocks 
smelling of sun 


Tuesday, August 25, 2015

through

dragonfly
how morning sees
right through us

Monday, August 24, 2015

rain

river of rain above it all a butterfly 

Sunday, August 23, 2015

just

corn moon
just a crack
between logs


Saturday, August 22, 2015

hints

sunday dawn
hints of blackbird
rising in mist


Friday, August 21, 2015

meet

where they meet
two snails wander
summit and sky


heart

heart-shaped stone
the rhythm of water bugs
in a mountain stream


Thursday, August 20, 2015

seed

gone to seed
a hillside chatters
with finches


Tuesday, August 18, 2015

reaching

through reaching mist
i try to follow
the sound of geese


Monday, August 17, 2015

red

after days of trees
the forest becomes
a few red leaves 


Sunday, August 16, 2015

uncertain

uncertain sun
a one cicada day
seems lonely


time

time passing
a trail of wine drops
from the best spot


Saturday, August 15, 2015

quiet

quiet
hour
watching
the
sound
of
a
beetle

Thursday, August 13, 2015

bare

our bare limbs
tingling with stars
black moon


Wednesday, August 12, 2015

other

the other life i think of living water over stones 



Tuesday, August 11, 2015

blues

singing the blues of a summer day wood thrush



Monday, August 10, 2015

spine

bending along
the spine of mountains
faraway storm


Sunday, August 9, 2015

leftover

barely dawn 
three bats tumble
through leftover stars


Saturday, August 8, 2015

coming apart

between clouds
sun comes apart
in my hands


Friday, August 7, 2015

murmur

lonely mountain
the murmur of night
at my window


Thursday, August 6, 2015

last notes

an old summer tune
raindrops playing
the last notes


hollow

someone else's
perfect hiding place
tree hollow


Wednesday, August 5, 2015

spring water

all the green my tea can offer cold spring water


Tuesday, August 4, 2015

unblemished

dusk unblemished 
a rumble of headlights
from afar


Sunday, August 2, 2015

clouds

mountain morning
bare legs walking
through clouds


storm

summer storm
the sound of everything
becoming dark