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morning sun -
the long shadows
of little stones | tempslibres |
crescent moon -
she is cutting her nails
in the garden | tempslibres |
night of stars
in the next room
my sick mother | tempslibres |
new year's balloons -
the pregnant woman
staring at the mirror | tempslibres |
cloudy sunset -
a lone traffic light
turns red | tempslibres |
soccer championship
the winter moon
on the stadium | tempslibres |
christmas lights
the silhouette of trees
in the dark | tempslibres |
winterscape -
a traffic sign in the snow
points to no way | tempslibres |
glass tower -
the moon is part
of the west facade | tempslibres |
crowded bus
every passenger breathes
the same autumn | tempslibres |
new yellow car
autumn leaves
on the windscreen | tempslibres |
bus window -
she travels with the full moon
on her head | tempslibres |
thicker dust
on a little Buddha -
early autumn | tempslibres |
sidewalk cafe
on the empty seats
fallen leaves | tempslibres |
dogs barking
perhaps I was a cat
in other life | tempslibres |
scent of rain
in the open window
no mosquito | tempslibres |
autumn wind
a line of red traffic lights
becomes sunset | tempslibres |
subway window
she and her reflection
cry at the same time | tempslibres |
20 million city
another street lamp
into the night | tempslibres |
a line of traffic lights
change from red to green
summer full moon | tempslibres |
apartment tower
a new letter
for the dead neighbor | tempslibres |
washing my clothes
somebody looks at me
crescent moon | tempslibres |
cloudy day
a penny shines
on the sidewalk | tempslibres |
open window
the sound of rain
interrupts my dream | tempslibres |
summer rain
another me walks home
under me | tempslibres |
flea market
a still fly is part
of the old clock | tempslibres |
with each sip
from the bottle
moonlight on my face | tempslibres |
fallen leaves
some stars shine
in the sky | tempslibres |
unemployed
but I'm writing haiku
about the rain | tempslibres |
waiting room
stars appear
one by one | tempslibres |
a line of ants
the empire state building
in the distance | tempslibres |
pan-fried trout
I learn something new
about my father | tempslibres |
long before I came
long after I leave
blossoming pear | tempslibres |
falling star
another woman says
'me too' | tempslibres |
winter solstice
the growing darkness
on death row | tempslibres |
a hearse leaves
the prison compound
cold moon | tempslibres |
summer heat
dragonflies escape from
the convict's pencil | tempslibres |
Independence Day
watchtower guards
locked and loaded | tempslibres |
the convict's debt
nearly paid in full
waning moon | tempslibres |
wind chill
a few crows among
the homeless | tempslibres |
year end
a convict's calendar
full of X's | tempslibres |
visiting day
blue mascara on
a convict's wife | tempslibres |
waning moon
a faux cease-fire
in Aleppo | tempslibres |
Pearl Harbor Day
the Koi pond littered
with fallen leaves | tempslibres |
the snake's dead skin
left in the driveway
Mustang Cobra | tempslibres |
amid war
and rumors of war. . .
another grandchild | tempslibres |
spring cleaning
long neglected baseball cards
see the light of day | tempslibres |
long night
the waterfall's
icy silence | tempslibres |
gale winds
the stone Buddha
remains centered | tempslibres |
windstorm
the berry stains
on the path | tempslibres |
pissing in a puddle
droplets of moonlight
on her sandal | tempslibres |
indian summer
the neighbor's daughter sunbathes
beside their empty pool | tempslibres |
chill night
new fallen pear blossoms
glow in the moonlight | tempslibres |
fresh cut lawn
a dozen fireflies
inspect the job | tempslibres |
mother’s day
he laces
her shoes | tempslibres |
breakup —
my daughter's voice cracks
across two continents | tempslibres |
just friends —
a taste of summer
in her kiss | tempslibres |
fired—
at last i wake
on time | tempslibres |
day of blossoms
a nurse erases
mother’s name | tempslibres |
mother's day
a nurse unties
the restraints | tempslibres |
mother gone
moonlight shimmers
the last white rose | tempslibres |
moving day —
the kids pack up
my first marriage | tempslibres |
morphine drip
my father asks me
for more time | tempslibres |
stonehenge—
scent of lemon
from the hotel soap | tempslibres |
waiting the morning
the sun at the tip of the branches
of the maple tree | tempslibres |
changing winds
bring up your kite
and the Dow | tempslibres |
summer solstice
longer days
shorter writings | tempslibres |
spring wind
scattering flowers of the magnolia
her nineteen years | tempslibres |
bowing one's head
passing under the lilac
heavy with snow | tempslibres |
last note
before she takes the bus
cold Winter morning | tempslibres |
passing --
between the shadow of the maple
and the moon | tempslibres |
last moon
before irradiation
Hiroshima | tempslibres |
fresh autumn breeze
or the advance of age?
forgotten tea... | tempslibres |
moonless night
a cereus cactus opens
solstice blooms | tempslibres |
sudden gust
carp leap from poles
to gulp the air | tempslibres |
chill wind
beneath the monk's robe
a naked monk | tempslibres |
screen of pine
white silence glides
on egret wings | tempslibres |
sand through fingers
a tracery of palms
on midnight blue | tempslibres |
silken winds
i am wrapped in quietness
of cottonwood seeds | tempslibres |
back and forth
grinding ink slowly
the weight of my words | tempslibres |
fogged window
a blend of green and gray -
hot tea with milk | tempslibres |
morning fog
dissolving cypress -
sfumato | tempslibres |
slice of moon
the scent of jasmine spills
into thick darkness | tempslibres |
all day rain -
i add more flour
to the kneaded dough. | tempslibres |
march snow...
the scent of lilacs
pressed in my book | tempslibres |
windless night
a deeper silence
after the train | tempslibres |
december night
now and then
the owl's soft voice | tempslibres |
the lonely feeling
of dylan's harmonica
evening star | tempslibres |
evening train
going the same way
as the sun | tempslibres |
old roses
blooming again
september evening | tempslibres |
cottonwood leaves
the quiet way
they soften the night | tempslibres |
insomnia
a light flickers
in the foothills | tempslibres |
chinook wind
the softness of a day
in february | tempslibres |
long day over
at last
alone with the wind | tempslibres |
insomnia
a lone light
on the mountainside | tempslibres |
nightfall..
my thoughts linger awhile
on the old days | tempslibres |
winter night
old trees
filled with stars | tempslibres |
as if
summer had no end
wildflowers | tempslibres |
all-day headache . . .
watching the moon rise
with the wind | tempslibres |
winter pond
my stone ricochets
into the reeds | tempslibres |