Winds

wind Like a roller
Coaster, lifts and drops crisp leaves
To crunch underfoot.



November 15, 2010

Leaving Work

Leaving work on a
Late november evening
Is to race the sun.



Nvember 11, 2010

Cold Wind

A cold wind blows through
The naked trees that shiver
As days grow shorter.



November 10, 2010

Snow Volcano

Earth trembles beneath
A snowy blanket ripped
With jagged orange.



November 9. 2010

Fine Dust

Fine dust reels in air
Collecting in strings and clouds
Spinning on the wind.



November 3, 2010

Hawk

A lone hawk perched
On a frosty post plays in
Peek-a-boo shadows.



November 1, 2010

Clouds Surf

The clouds surf the sky
On strong winds, roll like flotsam
On dark stormy seas.



October 27, 2010

Huricane

Wild wind whipping rain
In sheets of of succesive waves
Then calm all around.



October 26, 2010

Autumn Day

Late autumn day as
Grey as an old mans hair and
As wet as his tears.



October 25, 2010

A broad flat plain

A broad flat plain stretches
To a distant horizon
Where clouds of dust rise.



October 21, 2010

Cranes

A siege of cranes set
Upon a pasture picking
At mid-summer sedge.



October 20, 2010

Just Past Dawn

Just past dawn the front
Lawn, each blade stands stiff with frost
As the red sun rises.



October 19, 2010

Mums

October Mums blush
With rich rife reds in a chill
Sun washed garden.



October 18, 2010

Nursing

Moss, lichen gnarly
Roots, tightly grip the fallen
Trunk of a red cedar.



October 15, 2010

Rain

Rain filters through leaves
Sluices down deeply etched bark
Of the tall red cedar.



October 15, 2010

Autumnal Forest

Autumnal Forest
Ceiling turns yellow-orange
Then drifts to the earth.



October 15, 2010

Black Tree

A dark black tree stretches
Its limbs against an autumn
Orange morning sky.



October 8, 2010

Tiny Shells

Tiny shells washed white
By crashing waves, bleached
By the sun. Can cut.



October 7, 2010

Gander

A gander low in
A steep wide bank grazes cat tails
Rising in the sun.

October 6, 2010

Placid Pond

A large Placid pond
As cold October morning
Fog rises in the air.


October 5, 2010

Cloudless Morn

Clear, bright cloudless morn
Sun warming a frosted lawn
Geese flying south.



October 4, 2010

A Woods

A woods in autumn
Washed in amber silence
Except for the wind.



October 1, 2010

Yellow locust leaves

Yellow locust leaves
And red oak scurry down
The street to the curb.



September 30, 2010

Stones

Stones in a creek bed
Washed and polished, shimmer
In rushing waters.



September 29, 2010

October Light

October sunlight
Strains through billowy clouds
Stains the leaves yellow.



September 28, 2010

Sand & Shells

Sand and tiny shells
Beneath the cliff where the lake
Luffs like a scooner's sail.



September 27, 2010

Cave Point

On a tall black cliff
Waves cracking on its face send
Spray to caress mine.



September 24, 2010

Whistling Straits

Fields of pale ecru
Grass surround splashes of bright green
Where winds whip the flag.



September 16,2010

Sun Floods

A brilliant sun floods
The wheat filled plain below
As dawn sneaks on up.



September 15, 2010

Rushing

A Small rushing creek
Drops so quickly down the hill
It knocks you over.



September 14,2010

NoonSun

In the noon sun on
A hand rail of a foot bridge
Alone heron stands.



September 13, 2010

Cool Autumn

Cool autumn winds will
Whisper all the afternoon
About time passing.



September 10, 2010

Weary Walker

A weary walker
Drifts down the lane looking for
Escape or a ride.



September 9, 2010

Morning Sun

Morning sun lower
Then yesterday and higher
Then tomorrow, Fall.



September 8, 2010

Hairs

Hairs stand up in cold
Air as we pause in the sun
Feeling the warmth.



September 7, 2010

Fire Trucks

a fleet of fire trucks
Hooked a left past the house
Sirens tease me out.



September 6, 2010

Windows

Windows wet with rain
Frame fields of new corn standing
Silent sentinels.



September 2, 2010

Pick-up

Across a prairie
Beneath a steel grey sky rolls
A rusty pick-up.



September 1, 2010

Formal Garden

A formal garden
Rows of roses ripped by racing
Winds, let petals fly.



August 31, 2010

Fire Baked

Fire baked red clay
Lies beneath tall charred trees
Where black soot settles.


August 30, 2010

Red

Behind the mottled
Leaves of the tomato, fruit
Ripens, a red globe.



August 26, 2010

Corn

A field of tall corn
A fawn stands for the first time
Two stalks sway mid field.



August 25, 2010

Shore Line

Along the shore line
Once rigid reeds weave and bob
Evading the wind.



August 24,2010

Patio

On our patio
A bevy of black-Eyed
Susans surround us.



August 23,2010

A Lone Wasp

Alone wasp flys by
A second story window
A buzzes the red brick.



August 19, 2010

A View

Look out the window
A landscape in flat tempera
Colors, child-like bright.



August 18, 2010

A Sandhill Crane

A sandhill crane stoops
A top an office building
Surveying the scene.


August 17, 2010

Saw Grass

Smell the steamy saw
Grass lying lazily in the
Mud after the rain.


August 12,2010

High Above

High above the glen
Sailed a white bird, a crane
Gliding on the winds.





August 10 ,2010

August

An August morning
Wet and steamy. Temperature
Rises. Birds fly away.



August 9, 2010

Butterflies

Butterflies skirt the
Herb garden border, posing
As a small flower.



August 5, 2010

Humid

Today in air so
Thick it could be cut with a
Knife, I swam to work.



August 4, 2010

Lightening Strikes

Lightening strikes twice
In a field of drying hay
Smelling of ozone.


August 3, 2010

Constant

Constant unmoving skies
Sit over a still valley
Filtering the sun.


August 2, 2010

A Light Breeze

A light breeze rounds the
Corner, shivering sails at
Ease on the main mast.



July, 26,2010

Lazy Fly

A lazy fly spins
Around the patio, the
Heat wilting his wings.



July 27, 2010

Slow soak

Slow soaking showers
Reach roots and rise up the trunk
To plump perfect plums.



July 22, 2010

White Butterfly

Small white butterfly
Flirts with the blue corn flowers
By the dusty red barn.



July 21, 2010

Stll and Heavy

Still heavy humid
A squirrel stares stunned by the heat
Waiting for the rain.



July, 19,2010

Humid Air

Humid air slows down
Life, moving like slow motion
Film, a beat behind.



July 15, 2010

Telephony

Storms steal my voice, and
Erase my e-mails. In transit
Words evaporate.



July 14, 2010

Fledglings

Fledglings fly off far
And wide, struggling to stay
Aloft and alive.



July 13, 2010

Waves

Waves rushing the shore
Beat driftwood sculptures ashore
Adorning the beach.



July 12, 2010

A Bird Skips

A bird skips from branch
To branch, climbing higher Till
She just disappears.


July 8, 2010

Rain Pounds

Rain pounds the earth like
Heavy feet dancing natures
Fast-paced polka.



July 7, 2010

Windburn

The winds wind around
Me whip new lines above my
Brow and beat my cheeks.



June 10,2010

Mists

Mists coats the windshield
Rivulets roll down the glass
Tears for a gray day.



July 6, 2010

A Robin

A Robin plucks seed
From earth in his shadow while
Waiting for the worm.

July 1, 2010

A Swarm

A swarm near the gate
By the roses, rises with a buzz
And raises a ruckus.



June 30, 2010

Hawks Shadow

The hawks shadow spins
Above the corn field swooping
In on a rabbit.


June 29, 2010

Forest Floor

Forest floor flooded
By sun, on dust and needles
Crunching under foot.



June 28,2010

Winds Drive

Winds drive rain water
In ripples across the yard
As sun dries the grass.


June 24, 2010

A Cardinal

A cardinal stands
In water, that stands in sagging
Stands of garden grass.



June 23,2010

After the storm

After the storm slashes
The air ripping trees in two
Birds song fills the air.


June 22, 2010

Oval Clouds

Oval clouds rolling
Like tanks over the landscape
Leaving behind rain.



July 28,2010

Steamy Summer

Steamy summer air
Rises to a stagnant sky, forming
Sodden clouds of rain.


June 21, 2010

Still and Green

Still and green on a
Spring day. The sky is cloudless
Blue. Bird in a tree.



June 9, 2010

Sun Splashes

Sun splashes orange
And pink dawn upon a grey
industrial sky.



June 8, 2010

Sunny Day

Sunny day fades to
Gray. A movie clouds roll past
Sad sun burnt eyes.


June 7, 2010

Two Colleagues

Two colleagues lunch at
An outdoor cafe, pose with
Buzzing blackberries.



June 3,2010

Overcast

Overcast Skies promise
Rain and sweet solace for my
Dry dusty garden.



June 2, 2010

Sit

Sit beneath an oak
Sense the knots and burls against
Your back, breathe deeply.



June 1, 2010

Slight Breeze

A slight breeze murmurs
Sweet words in your ear kissing
Your cheeks and pale lips.



May 27, 2010

Sun Beating

Sun beating down
On the roof of the parking lot
Shoes stick in soft tar.


May 26, 2010

Mown Path

Winding around at
The edge of the prairie is
A wide mowed path.



May 25, 2010

Air

Air hot, humid, hangs
Heavy like wet laundry on
Our tired shoulders.



May 24, 2010

Sit

Sit in the garden
Let the breeze comb your hair and
Caress your pale cheek.



May 20, 2010

Kneel

Kneel in the garden
Let the green mint fill your nose
See the flowers grace.



May 19, 2010

Let Us

Let us poison the
Rabbits they're eating my
Leafy green Lettuce.



May 18, 2010

Ground Squirrel

Ground Squirrel aerate
The soil and when dead make such
Good fertilizer.

May 17, 2010

Empty Tables

Five empty tables
One coffee cup, one saucer
One bored waiter.



May 12, 2010

Despair

Despair is polishing
A diamond with flaw to
See it more clearly.



May 11, 2010

Even a sunny

Even a sunny
Day can have some very dark spots
That are perilous.

May 10, 2010

Shadows

Tree branch shadows on
The cold grey concrete that shows
The will of the wind.



May 6, 2010

Straw Hat

A straw hat rides on
The wind, it's owner chasing
It across the street.



May 5, 2010

How

How did everything
Get so green? Now flowers
In bloom, is it May?



May 4, 2010

Under a Shadow

Under a great shadow
We must make every effort
To stand straight and tall.



May 3, 2010

Winds Whine

Winds whine through the trees
Driving dust and dirt before
the coming rain storm.



April 29, 2010

Clouds

Clouds cast a shadow
On the dusty mountain
While cactus flowers.



April 28, 2010

Green Leaves

Green Leaves Pirouette
While the wind whistles a reel
In the spring bright sun.



April 27, 2010

Crab Apple II

The crab coughs and hacks
As apple pollen fills the air
While praying for rain.

April 26, 2010

April Winds II

The crab apple trees
Bent by the fruit of past years
Blossom once again.



April 26, 2010

April Winds

April winds rustle
The blooming crab apple trees
Setting free the scent.



April 26, 2010

Plain Vanilla

Vanilla is not
Plain, it is rich, and creamy
Its absence homely.


April 22, 2010

White Waves

White waves rush on shore
Quickly then slides down the sand
And back out to sea.



April 21, 2010

Wind Whips Wildly

Winds whips wildly through
Sending clouds shadows skimming
Across the wide lawn.



April 20,2010

A Horde of Violets

A horde of violets
Rush down the hill through the grass
Leading to the lake.



April 19, 2010

Small White

Millions of small white
Flowers perch on delicate
Limbs golden with sun.



April 15, 2010

The Prick

An Alcohol swap
A needle gleaming in the
Sun, and a sharp prick.



April 14, 2010

Wisps of Gray

Wisps of gray hang from
The white clouds that float above
The greening landscape.



April 13, 2010

Stone Grey Sky

A bright stone grey sky
Covers the sleeping earth not
Yet ready to bloom.



April 12, 2010

Green

A lively Kelly Green
Contrasts with streaks of white on
A cold April morn.



April 8, 2010

Small Bird

A small black head tucks
Under a wing and buries
a beak it's red breast.



April 7, 2010

Empty Nest

An empty nest in
The bare branches of a sapling
hold a pool of rain.

April 6, 2010

Spring Hops

Spring hops out in front
So quickly, spending itself
Like a lusty youth.



April 5, 2010

Green Grass

Green grass is rising
From the soft brown earth that was
Once rife with life.



April 1, 2010

Light Winds

Light winds blowing at
My back so softly whistle
In my ear "Sailing".



March 31, 2010

Unspool Memory II

Unspool memory
Let it reel by on the screen
Witness yet again.



March 30, 2010

Unspool Memory I

Unspool Memory
Let it reel away like fish
Line all crystal snarls.


March 30, 2010

The Sun Sparks

The sun sparks color
Alive in every blade of grass
Every new fresh shoot.


March 29, 2010

Sun Stretches

The sun stretches and yawns
As light, tip-toes across the
Neighborhood with pink.



March 26, 2010

Driving North

Green sprouts poke through from
Below, clean, clear icicles drip
From the frozen eaves.


March 25, 2010

Quiet Winter Lake

Late Winter lake ice floats
On the still steel waters as
The snowy shore shrinks.



March 24,2010

A Small Patch

A small patch of snow
Near the edge of the wood was
Swept from the clearing.





March 23, 2010

Cold Winds

Cold winds and snow flakes
from yesterday, boil and bake
In bright noon sun.



March 22, 2010

Seedlings

Small seedlings emerge
Poking and twisting their heads
Through to the sun light.



March 18, 2010

White Frost

White frost disappears
As green grass advances on the
Edge of the forest.



March 17, 2010

Sprouting

A red tinged sprout
Roused, shoves aside the dirt
To play reveille.



March 16, 2010

For Rachel

She sits on a rock
Reads "silent Spring" and listens
For the robin's song.



March 15, 2010

Little by Little

Little by little
A trickle becomes a creek
Then a rushing stream.



March 12, 2010

The Sting

Cold raw air stings
On the cheek as the shoes sink
In cemetery mud.



March 11, 2010

Snow Melt

The snow is melting
The mud is squishing under
Foot, a sprout peeks out.



March 11, 2010

Fog

Wet sloppy fat fog
Clambered across the lawn
and hid the path home.



March 9, 2010

Forests Disappear

Forests disappear
As fog surrounds the coast line
And swaddles each tree.



March 8, 2010

Crystalline

Crystalline frost fills
The air and settles on grass
Freshly exposed.



March 8, 2010

Through the Boughs

Through the boughs and branches
Of the bare trees on the hill
Snow gives way to earth.



March 4, 2010

A Salmon

A salmon jumps high
Water rises javelin like
above the water.



March 3, 2010

The Sun

The sun cuts bright paths
Through a hardwood forest and
Shadows play on them.

March 3, 2010

The Sun

The sun drives away
The snow which chased away
The autumn colors.



March 2, 2010

Green

A large green stripe marches
Across the field dividing
Winter's white armies.



March 1, 2010

Winter Whistle

Winter's wind whistles
For you to come out and play
Grab your skis and fly!



Febrary 26, 2010

Bright

Bright clear cold winter
With pristine snow. Fall face first
Kiss the snow angel.



February 25, 2010

Wind Whips

Wind whips swirls of snow
To race along the garden
Wall and down the gate.



February 24,2010

Fat Furry

Fat furry snow flakes
Skip silently down wind and
Weave a snug white wrap.


February 23, 2010

Wafts

As snow wafts past my
Window, I wonder what sound
Does a snow flake make?


February 22,2010

Pine Stripes

Pine green shadows stripe
The ski trail in the sun lit
Cold, frosty forest.


February 18, 2010

Math Question

Is there a ratio
That properly defines how
Much snow is enough?



February 17, 2010

Fresh Powder

Fresh powder whitens
The grimy landscape, now lit
By the long lost sun.



February 16, 2010

Then

Sun hiding behind
An empty movie-screen sky
And then it snowed.



February 15, 2010

February Sun

Today is sunny
Snow and ice cry on a fair
February day.




February 19, 2010

Steam

Steam rises from warm tea
Swirls and curls in your nose and
Teases us into peace.



February 12, 2010

Wearing Green

The lawn is wearing
Green and the trees desire to
Wave bright green leaves too.


March 17, 2010


Happy St. Patricks Day.

Everyday

Everyday the snow takes
On a gray patina. Each
storm restores the white.



February 11, 2010

Peeking Sun

As the sun peeked
Over the fence post the snow
Shifted to soft white.



February 10, 2010

Street Lamp

In the fading glow
Of the street lamp the snow wore
An icy pink blush.



February 10, 2010

Fading Footprints

Fading foot prints trail
Off from the door to the white
Wall of a snow squall.


February 9,2010

Dust

Snow like dust rolls
In delicate swirls on winds
crossing the sidewalk.



February 8, 2010

Ice Skating

Ice skating under
A concrete bridge on moonlit
Pond swift and silent.

February 5, 2010

Silence

Silence sits on the
Slick white covered pond
Slashed by swift skates.


February 4, 2010

Quick & Quiet

Quick and quiet crept
The fox forward through the snow
Drifted field of corn.


February 3, 2010

Bent

Bent beneath silent
Snow are buckwheat and barley
Safe from the sheep.



February 2, 2010

Highlights

Snow highlights every
Branch of every tree that lifts
It's limbs to the sky.



February 2, 2010

A Tree

A tree ripped by
Winds and made heavy with snow
Fell in a quiet wood.


January 28, 2010

Peeking

Green peeking out from
Beneath the winters wide white
Receding blanket.


January 27, 2010

The Barn

White drifting snow climbs
Up the wall filling cracks in
The weathered barn.


January 26, 2010

Rain Drop

A raindrop clings to
A naked slender branch of
Oak standing in snow.


January 25, 2010

Pavement

Pavement barely clear
Drifted shut with white pillows
Of snow once again.


January 22, 2010

Empty Cafe

Empty cafe chairs on
The table and snow on the
Chairs, wait out winter.

January 21, 2010

Ice Fishing

Little shacks belch smoke
On a frozen lake under
A grey windswept sky.



January 20, 2010

Low Clouds

Low Clouds hover on
The snow lined hill high enough
To be out of reach.



January 19, 2010

Frost

Frost coats a bare black
Branch with a single brown oak leaf
Dangling from its tip.



January 18, 2010

Naked Shrubs

Rows of naked shrubs
Stand as sentinels against
The wintry expanse.



January 14, 2010

Bright Winter

On a bright winter
Day, ice sweats in afternoon
sun gleams and shines.

January 13, 2010

Sunlit

Sunlit snow sparkles
in the silent cemetery
On a winter day.

January 12,2010

Chickadee

A chickadee perches
On the concrete lip of a
Snow filled bird bath.



January 11, 2010

Car Park

From a snowy car
Park, I see a man at a
Desk in a window.





January 7, 2010

Snowy Stillness

Snowy stillness stops
In my backyard and carpets
My once green garden.



December 6, 2010

Ski Trails

Ski trails swerve through the
Snowy hillside under the
Clear cold cloudless sky.



December 5, 2010

Warm Blankets

Under warm blankets
In a cottage, I lie snug
As frost paints the glass.



January 4, 2010

Twilight

Twilight ice-blue snow
Spreads outside my window as
The dark night recedes.


December 31, 2009

Small Snow

Small snow flakes falling
Like tulle before my eyes
Obscures the forest.



December 30, 2009

Window

Peer through the window
See an old man disappear
In the blinding snow.



December 30, 2009

Winter Caldera

Snowy caldera
Walls of snow climbing to the
Sun-lit horizon.



December 29, 2009

Black

Shadows and white snow
Shoe rabbits cross deer tracks that
Fade as new snow falls.





December 28, 2009

White Fields

Flat white fields speckled
By stalks of dry yellow grass
And a tall green fir.



December 24, 2009

Sleepy

Sleepy, snowy scene
Wood smoke rises from the chimney
And rolls off the roof.

December 23, 2009

Delicate crystals

Delicate crystals
Freed from cold grey hostile clouds
Drift slowly to earth.


December 22, 2009

Tiny Flakes

Tiny white flakes float
Pass my window, light upon
The sill, and then fade.


December 22, 2009

Black Branches

Black branches stand in
Stark outline against the snowfall
Black lace on white ground.


December 21, 2009

Blue

Blue cast snow hugs
The earth hiding its dark rich
Soil till robins call.

December 17, 2009

Burr Oak

A young burr oak split
In two by the weight of snow,
Bows before nature.



December 16,2009

White Clouds

White delicate clouds
Of snow rest on the broken
Branches in the woods.



December 15, 2009

Pre-Dawn

Predawn snow shines as
Frozen rain drops polish the
Lunar like landscape.



December 14, 2009

Yellow Grass

Tall yellow grass wears
A sparse white veil of fresh white snow
On it's bowed crown.



December 8, 2009