sea change

at least crows

will still be crows

sea change

hunter

hunter green

the stray cat's eyes

in the ferns 

fire

in fire

the ant dips its brush

summer sumi e

distance

into sunset

a heron takes me

the distance

all day

dust

dust

to dust

summer breeze

maybe

a bird moans

or maybe a violin

river morning

journey

hatchling

the journey ahead

through your eyes

then

just then

the frogs begin

rainy day

throb

returning boats

the riverbank throbs

with their waves

sound

morning walk

a swallow tail kite

makes no sound

light

southern star

time is light

between us

mercy

mercy comes

as a white bud

wildfire

breath

seeking calm

i take deep breaths

of twilight

sigh

in my hands

the turtle sighs

road crossing

sharing

a glass of wine

grandmother and bee

sharing dusk

dark

swamp dark

a fish falls back

into itself

chasing

chasing a song

until it disappears

unknown bird

promise

empty promise

even the day

sometimes

last page

the last page

of my favorite book

leaving day

own

wild flowers

at last i've grown

into my own

berry way

empty mailbox  the berry way  i walk home

moon

summer moon

window to window

the black cat

coolness

scraps

heaven and earth

on scraps of paper

the poet's life

explosion

july twilight

i sit with silence

amid poetry

while somewhere else

missiles explode

senses

my tea

your coffee

summer rain

tremble

between showers

spots of sun tremble

with wildflowers

dance

eyes closed

as my ears dance

with evening sounds 

nothing

again i wear

much of nothing

mountain haze

story

summer breeze

a story written

in meadow grass

faintest

the faintest tick

of moments passing 

valley fog