Saturday, December 13, 2008


burned out bulb
on the Christmas tree
California sunset


Monday, November 10, 2008


a year later
still the blackened trees
November sunset

Wednesday, October 15, 2008





harvest moon ::
the black cat
in the window












harvest moon ::
the reflection
on the spider web

Sunday, October 5, 2008


so much to learn
so little time..
reincarnation

Friday, October 3, 2008

Bailout or Investment?


crossroads ::
    the bullet holes
in 700 billion


Tuesday, September 30, 2008


autumn leaves ::
the wing span
of the Blue Jay

the smooth flight
of the blue jay
I make a reservation

Monday, September 8, 2008

shadows darken
just before sunset
autumn dusk

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

First Day of School



first day of school
her doll
waits by the door



first day of school
she wears the dress
I made for her mother



new games
in the playground ::
cell phones

Sunday, August 24, 2008




sunset on the lake ::
do not feed
the ducks

Monday, August 18, 2008

summer's end


pelicans
skimming the waves
summer's end


Saturday, August 2, 2008

the warmth
of the sand on my feet
tsunami



the night so long

I type 'bored'
into the search box



Sunday, July 20, 2008

Morning Bath





















morning bath ::
I watch the blue jay
instead

Sunday, July 6, 2008

The 4th of JULY




4th of July
the red, white
and blue of it






fireworks ::
even the bats
are screeching






fireworks over the lake
the red reflection
on the dry pines

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Baseball Season



extra innings—

three sparrows perched
on the empty seat

bottom of the twelfth
the umpire
wipes his brow

empty stadium
the plastic bag tumbling
towards home plate

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Daffodils


field of daffodils
the smiling faces
of the kindergarten class

Friday, June 27, 2008

Kiki the Cat



paw prints
in the garden ::
two months after her death
January 2008

waiting two hours
in the return line
...the donation barrel

January blizzard
she paints flowers
on the wall

December 2007

Christmas Eve night
the silence
of the snow

morning chill
the mountain chickadee bathing
in the half-frozen stream

September 2006

I spent the whole week at a beach cafe, on a hill looking east towards the mountains at sunset, and in my own backyard garden. Here is what I came up with. The season is deciding when it would be best to let the sun cool down and puff the clouds up with moisture that is so badly needed.

* * * * *

the autumn leaves
begin to fall
piano needs tuning


seaside cafe
desperate not to be noticed
the pigeon relieves himself
by my foot


fall in the air ::
the sun tilts the shadows
further north


curious eyes
as I write in my book
his coffee spills


hour after hour
the dog watches the door
I anxiously go to the gym


magnolia blossom
in full bloom
her first date

* * *

gas shortage
the fourth night
of grandma's navy beans

double rainbow
the unopened letter
on her desk

August 2006


sunflowers
a crowd of spectators
wearing yellow hats

driving to Los Angeles
bumper to bumper
stickers