late night in the yard
a fawn cries out, bobcat shrieks
I go back indoors
Month: June 2018
2017
eater of bad dreams
chaser of nightmares
cat sleeps by my head
2016
cat at a window
watching shadows of robins
glide on the wet grass
2015
true americans
eager to work in the fields
who needs immigrants
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2014
I read of old wars
knowing how they ended
can’t stand any news
2013
squirrel grips a loquat
as if in thankful prayer
another springtime
2012
too bright for my eyes
a lantern hanging high
full rose moon burning
2011
a praying mantis
rubbing tiny prayer beads
snoring in the pew
2010
perched on the railing
she looks down at the bay
traffic rushes by
2009
late evening barking
from across the street—
shadows passing by
2008
around her gravestone
from flower to flower
butterflies dancing
2007
neighbors see my yard
as the weed apocalypse
my deer pavilion
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2006
a long text message
declaring her love for me—
who the hell is she
2005
a lost galaxy
wanders into my garden
apricots blossom
2004
I’m struggling with socks
she’s painting the house— married
to wonder woman
2003
late night winds
sing in the oceans voice
a flood tide of dreams
2002
I’d sell my mother
for a pot of fresh brew— but
done that already
2001
warm, windless morning
tree-top leaves flutter and shake
squirrels out to breakfast
2000
blown off course, captured
little birds without parents
orphans of the storm
1999
waking to a hot day
come back, cooling fog
forget what I said
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