Descent of swift doves
upon herringbone mountains—
drama in the clouds
A whiff of shampoo
when she tosses her lush curls—
noisy restaurant
Posing for pictures
in front of the monument—
such grandiose
smiles
*
A red cardinal’s
crystal metronomic chirp—
lawnmowers buzzing
A white dogwood’s branch
shaking in the aftermath
of a hawk’s take-off
A maple blushing
among murmuring crickets,
a red sagging sun
*
Bicycling at night—
a melon rind moon basking
on pillows of clouds
Listening to wind
through a half-open window
just before sleep comes
Fading motor sound
and the lapping of the tide
just before sleep comes
*
Single sunlit thread
of the spider’s web—a bridge
between two branches
The buzzing shadow
of a zig-zag hummingbird—
the cat’s attention
Waiting for the dawn—
crescent moon like a canoe
in a blueblack sky
*
Bus groans and pauses,
releases a sleepy-faced crowd
in the blushing dawn
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