softens light
conveys hope
lifts spirits
hides winter's debris
announces tulips
teases the senses
calls out to the housebound
heralds the arrival
of may
Apr 29, 2009
Apr 23, 2009
North Shore 1968
poi dog
follows him into surf
gone
sun moves toward noon
me- I roll over
yell at kids
more lotion
much later
old samoan and dog
return
he nods
me - I roll over
Potsdam 1997
in river reflections
approaching under sail
to eat your crumbs
meditative
always regal
matilda's friend
john the swan
Exit
the way out
the path
the escape
the exit
the resolution
freedom
is the exit sign lit?
Apr 21, 2009
Demeter
she who makes arbors
protects birds
worries about others
kicks ass
gathers lavender
dreams of pots
waits for cecile brunner
studies glazes
screams bullshit
lives full out.
demeter, give her a break...
(for linda)
Florence 1971
photo thanks to: farm1.static.flickr.com/ 251/453890781_3a0d4b3..
long ago
apple blossoms above Florence.old Renault, tiny campstove
mother two daughters huddled
laughing.
us in regimented lawn chairs
rented trailer-enduring
me- dreaming of escape
Babylon
first spring heat
mobs of frantic
gardeners
local nurseries
bursting with color
earth still cold.
planters over eager
yet, to see their bliss
clematis magnolias
petunias tomato plants
crammed on carts
loaded in SUV's
heading home to Babylon
Beefsteaks
Joe's tomatoes were legend
firm, giant red globes
cut the middle slice
add mayonnaise and bread
heaven
now to remember his tricks
and grow my own
In memory of Joseph Hudyma
Apr 18, 2009
The glorious sun has returned
Photo by Lana Weed
cats know
about dreaming in the sun
about can opener music
about cars that return
at 5 o'clock
they know about pleasure and joy
they give and give
no wonder they were worshipped
Apr 15, 2009
Spring Hunt
brook whispers: here, here
little tufts of green scattered
on the dandelion banks
the magical treasure-
pussywillows
to be colored with chalk
taken to school
touched and cooed over
the secret place
remains ours
Tough and Tender
like an artichoke
like a cactus
prickly and vulnerable
soft on the inside
or maybe a truffle
chocolate shell crumbles
sweet in the middle
worth the effort?
Apr 13, 2009
Gray Skies
living with gray
hungering for shadows
lusting for reflection
remembering desert sunsets
bare feet on hot sand
arms bared
eyes protected
where is the sun?
Eagle's Lunch
swift eagle plunge
half dead chicken
like so many things these days
unsettling
baby eaglets' lunch
our dilemma
haunting choices
in world gone mad
Cookie Love
cookie love is about duckies
and sugar quail and butterflies
made in a long weekend
for people who say
why don 't you sell them
confusing love with commerce
what will we all remember
little bunnies decked out
with their ears chewed off
Apr 7, 2009
Family
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita
those who heal without your help
those you abandon
those you pray for
those who wake you up in the night
those whose ghost flits in and out
those who send you images in dreams
those who scent the soil
those whose face appears in your reflection
all of them
family
Apr 1, 2009
Parchment
the dream:parchment butterflies
all lined up
what shall I call them
pressure to name them
do not forget do not forget
parchment butterflies-elusive
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