Apples

Peeled and pressed
Dripping a golden nectar
In a bowl below.

November 13, 2011 

Venison

Shot in the woods, sliced
Off the bone stuffed in casings
Seasoned and dried.

November 13, 2011

Roots

Carrots, potatoes,
Turnips and  rutabagas
Rest in the cellar.

November 13, 2011

Autumnal Equation

Mornings are dark now
Afternoons are shorter, now
Nights will get longer.

November 13, 2011

Thursday 11.10.11

Michael was born
this day and nothing has been
The same since.

November 7, 2011

Wednesday 11.9.11

Moving towards day
Our ship glides over rough seas
Towards an island.

November 7,2011

Tuesday 11.8.11.

Sneaking over seas
A moon races to its doom
in the still ocean.

November 7, 2011

Monday 11.7.11

Vast golden corn field
Waver in the sinking sun
Kissing Autumn air.

November 7, 2011

For My Brother

Plotting how "flu"
keep us home on warm October
Days watching baseball.

10/30/11

For My Brother

Before the Fall's
Best days, we spent a summer
Deaming of October.

11/2/11

For My Brother

In a shaft of Fall
Sun waiting for dark
A dusty chair.

10/23/11

For My Brother

Down the stairs
In an empty room waits
An easy chair.

10/23/11

Empty

Empty dreaming
Images remembered emmerge
to be be submerged.

10/12/2011

Why

Unknowingly
We lose ourselves in
Community.

10/12/2011

Orgy

Is an empty
Demonstration of dreamless
Ecstasy.

October 11, 2011

Rain Drop

A rain drop driving
Towards the earth loses itself
in a sweet puddle.

October 10, 2011

the sun sits low

The sun sits low just
Over my shoulder and blazing
In your eyes.

October 9, 2011

Gold Falls

Gold falls from above
as the wind weaves a golden
Carpet at our feet.

10/9/11

Picking Squash

Shivers in sunlight
Run down my spine as I pick
On hands & knees.

October 4, 2011

Dawn is So Late

Dawn is so late
This October chill must make
The sun stay in be.

October 3,2011

As The Fall

As the fall flowers

Fade Into the cold dusty
Earth, earth weeps.

October 1, 2011

Bounce

A big red ball falls

Hard, flattens on the black earth -
Then flies to the sky.

October 1, 2011

Into the Open

A pair of burly
Badgers in tall dried corn stalks
Crash out.

October 1, 2011

October Frost

Clear cold early fall
Day, cleaning the garden fruit & flower
Frost burnt away.

October 1, 2011

Traces

Rain traces my tears trails
Down my cheeks cut wrinkles like
Large as river beds.

September 26,2011

More Rain

More rain drops racing
Ever more quickly towards the lake
That was Autumn street.

September 26, 2011

Gray Clouds

Gray clouds edged
Across the last summer day
As leaves clung to trees.

September 19, 2011

Late Summer rain

Cold constant rain
Summer savory and sweet basil
Seek sustenance.

September 18,2011

A Sunset

September sunset
Glowing bright orange earlier
Burns so briefly.

September 18,2011

Purple Tent

A late summer frost
Basil, Thyme and Rosemary rest
Under a purple tent.

September 14, 2011

At the Lake

At the lakes edge
Beyond the late summer lawn
Lillies loiter.

September 13, 2011

Air Space

In empty air space
A decade of loss disappears -
And we remember.

September 11, 2011

White with Dew

White with dew
A fairway swadled in fog -
late summmer golf.

September 11, 2011

Bean

A single bean
On a yellowing vine spins
In a summer breeze.

September 11, 2011

Fire in a bowl

Fire in a bowl
At the edge of the patio
Burns fall's first chill.

September 11, 2011

Dark Rain

Rolling clouds greet
Pre-dawn skies broke by
Lightening.

September 3,2011

Cold Clouds

Cold clouds
Congregate, darkening
The sky.

August, 28, 2011

Good night

River narrows
Seaweed beneath the surface
Waves to the sun.

August 29, 2011

Corn Rows

August gold cornstalks
Row upon row standing till
Autumn's dance begins.

August 29, 2011

Summer

In late August heat
In huricane whipped seas
Summer crashes ashore.

August 29,2011

Window Frame

A window frame
above a fog bound garden
contains fall colors.

August 24, 2011

Windowless

A windowless room
on the door hanging on a nail
A coat drips spring rain.

August 23, 2011

Summer Rain

Summer Rain drizzles
Down the broken window pane
Entrancing the cat.

August 22,2011

heat Wave 7/11 - 4

Weather report -
High pressure felt mostly in the sinus
Region, will clear.

July 24, 2011

Heat Wave 7/11 - 3

No breeze, ill at ease
Waiting,praying for a rain storm -
Stillness swallows hope.

July 24, 2011

heat wave7/11 - 2

A kraps game in the
alley of the gods rattles
and shivers windows.

July 24,2011

Heat Wave 7/11 - 1

Buckled sidewalks and
Melting asphalt sticking to shoes -
The heat dome blues.

July 24, 2011

Legacy

Preserve the woods -
Let the leafs play with shadows
Dancing in the breeze.

July 18, 2011

Paper Mill

Forests disappear
Only to fill the space in
A tissue box.

July 18,2011

Lumber mill

Every tree we knew
In this forest has become board
Stained a different hue.

July 18, 2011

Hot

Unmerciful sun
Dries us like a desert plain, that
Must wait for spring.

July 17, 2011

Summer Slavery

Six AM bus ride
Sweat rolling down every inch of skin -
Next stop work.


July 10, 2011

Unholy

Unholy humidity
Lies in layers coating our
Heavy tired flesh.

July 10, 2011

Overcast

Overcast skies hold
Humidity weight on our chest -
Listen for the rumble.

July 10, 2011

Summer Smother

Heat lies atop sands
Fries the landscape and the air
Slithers like a snake.

July 10, 2011

Boat

Holiday parties  float
From occasion to occasion -
Seeking joy.

July3, 2011

Dry Winds

Blue skies
Fluffy clouds floating by -
On dry winds.

June 28, 2011

Rain Drops

Rain drops
As they drip from purple sage petals -
plop on the ground.

June 27, 2011

Colored Bits

Red an yellow bits
Circled by slashes on wet concrete-
July water balloons.

July 3, 2011

Out Post

Somewhere in time
Or infinite space, please grant
Us a tiny drop of grace.


June 26, 2011

Gray day

Rain drains
Down to the curb , in a superb
Display of gravity.

June 26 2011

Fruit

First flowers
Peak from beneath the leaves -
Then small miracles.

June 26, 2011

Sunshine

Sunshine
Cool breeze is so divine -
Just a tease.

June 26, 2011

June 19 IV

No it was on or
About this date Gorden read
It in Galveston.

June 19, 2011

June 19 III

Or is that civil
Rights act was passed on this date
1964?


June 19, 2011

June 19 II

Emacipation
Proclaimed in September
1862 ?

June 19, 2011

June 19th I

Juneteenth day -
Marches and speeches and rallies
All day but why?



June 19, 2011

Olbrich Park, Monona IV

Screams that fade
As white tongues are ripped
From the earth.

June 9, 2011

Olbrich Park, Monona III

Savage screams
Ripping across deserts, echoing
In cold mountains.

June 8, 2011

Olbrich Park, Monona II

White tongues
Speak of flame, pains and piecing
Dark dream screams.

June 5, 2011

Olbrich Park, Monona I

Rows of white
Tongues reach out of the earth
Talk of war.

June 5, 2011

A Storm

Thunder rumbles
Rain taps at the window while hail
Pops like corn.

May 29, 2011

Nests

Delicate -
Weaved of twigs, hair and hay
Broken and empty.

May 29, 2011

Garden Shop

Aisles of flowers
Waving delicate colored petals
So inviting.

May 29, 2011

Farm Market

A row of simple
Stands with stacks of early vegetables
Greens and rhubarb.

May29, 2011

Tornado

Trees roots ripped
Houses moved to distant sites
An inland tsunami.

May 22, 2011

Waves

Storms roll across
Spring skies like white caps washing
Big on the the beach.

May 22, 2011

Dark

Dark black clouds
Driven by wild winds that sing
Like thunder.

May 22, 2011

Grey Skies

Grey skies
Spinning away towards dark
swirls of clouds.

May 22, 2011

Today

Yesterday's sun
Was chased off by whipping winds
And torrents of rain.

May 9, 2011

Daffodils

Daffodils float
Moored on slender stems
Near Silver lake.

April 26, 2011

Wonders

Wonders rest
Beneath the black earth and mulch
Till the rain.

April 25, 2011

Spring Soap Opera

Snow in April
Will the daffodils survive
Will the tulips ever bloom

Tune in tomorrow for another chapter of

All My Seedlings.


April 20, 2011

persaverance

Sun fades
Winds burn by as each tulip
Folds it petals.

May 1, 2011

Daffodils

Green fingers
Carry yellow blossoms high
Above the snow.

April 19,2011

Morning Sun

Morning sun
Elaborates the shadows
Left by night.

April 18, 2011

Path

A muddy path winds
Through a field  grown grass green
Beneath a yellow sun.

April 12, 2011

March Morning

March morning -
Snow lies cupped in golden leaves
As green stems rise.

March 24, 2011

Saturday Night

Rain fades
Winds calm, skies clear and the moon
Rises on a quiet night.

April 16, 2011

Saturday Afternoon

Winds drive the snow
Blinding swirls that hypnotize
My eyes.

April 16, 2011

Later Saturday Morning

A latte,
An anise biscoitti and
Eggs cooking.

April 16, 2011 

Saturday Morning

Rain soaks the soil -
My feet slide in the mucky lawn
Where the paper lies.

April 16, 2011

Today

Snow washed away -
Winter's dying paws released
Spring to rise again.


April 9, 2011

Came

Winds insinuate
Sweet spring. As snow covers
Emerging crocuses.

April 9, 2011

Rain

Down my spine
Slides a chill silent icy
Drop of spring.

April 9, 2011

Spring

Cold rain drips down
Past my collar ,a shiver
Down my spine.

 April 9, 2011

Violets II

Pastilles - Burst upon the tongue, swamp My tiny boat. April 2, 2011

Violets

Deep breath- Said Josephine to Napoleon - His flower. April 2. 2011

Acrid

Smell After roman candles and starbursts Smoke. April 2. 2011

Spring & Soda

Sunlight Evaporates the snow leaving Soda cups. April 2, 2011

Adrift

Adrift In wintry white capped waters An Orca waits. March 30. 2011

Darkness

Darkness Still pines in an airless desert For sun. March 30,2011

March Morning

March morning Snow lies cupped in golden leaves As a green stem rises. March 24, 2011

Hidden

Hidden sun Flies above the clouds leaving A cold earth. March 21, 2011

Sunday

Gives way
To sullen grey skies and chill
Spring rain.



March 20, 2011

Saturday

Warm winds
Bright sun dry the soggy ground -
A dream day.



March 20, 2011

Wednesday

Rivers of rain
Water and snow melt wash lanes
And alleys.



March 20, 2011

Monday

Grey and rainy
Washing away the snow piles
Live piles of dust.



March 20, 2011

Last Week

Last week
Seemed bleak as winter clung
To the earth.



March 20, 2011

Peat

A peat fire
Takes the chill off the eve of spring -
An earthy fragrance.

March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick's day

Late

Late Afternoon sun
Warms ones back in late winter
Leading to dreams of spring.

March 13, 2011

Rain Washes

Rain Washes
Snow away shrinking the white ice
Leaving only dirt.

March 13, 2011

Dull Clouds

Dull clouds
Hang above the pavement wet
With winter remains.

MARCH 7, 2011

Winter Rain

Winter rain
Washes away snow to reveal
Black earth.



March 4, 2011

Blowing

Snow blows
In low whispers across the pond
Just above the ice.



March 3, 2011

Sunlight

Sunlight
Bright white wind burnished snow
Blinds my eyes.

March 1, 2011

Salt

Ice on the walk
Salt strewn like seeds on barren ground
Crunch underfoot.



February 28, 2011

Sunday

Freshly fallen
Snow hides drifts becoming
Parking lot ponds.



February 27, 2011

Winter Robes

Gray light -
Snow on the way, slush everywhere
So little sunlight.



February 24, 2011

Sleepless

In the dark
Under a blanket eyes shut
Mind racing.



February 23, 2011

Passage

Yesterday's sun -
Shrouded by gray clouds mourns
In the frozen rain.



February 21, 2011

Imagine grass

Imagine grass -
Lying yellow beneath snow
As you watch it fall.



February 16, 2011

A Moon

A moon's reflection
On a frosted window pane
Scatters light diamonds.



February 15, 2011

Cliffs of Snow

Cliffs of snow -
Streets of mud grey slush -
Longing for spring.



February 14, 2011

Mountains of Snow

Mountains of snow
Everywhere. Crystal spirals
Swirl in the air.

February 9,2011

Barn & Silo

Red barn & blue silo
On a snow covered farm
Lean into the wind.

February 8, 2011

Ice

Ice seals the lake -
Lights within fishing shanties
Shiver at dusk.

February 7, 2011

Morning After

Silent blue morning
Surounds the hous in the wake
Of white out winds.



February 3, 2011

Dogs

Black Labradors
On a red leash fade away
in the blowing snow.



February 3, 2011

Every Day

Every day, every way
Lies flat white snow, sunless skies -
Weary winter waxes.



January 28, 2011

Snow Drift

Snow drift and sparkles
Flying past like a curtian
Billowing in the wind.



February 3, 2011

Ice Fog

Ice fog -
Clings to every surface like
Sugar on cookies.



January 27, 2011

Overcast

An overcast sky
Floats like a cold crisp grey shroud
Above my eyes.



January 24, 2011

Waiting

Waiting for snow
A clean white sheet to cover
January slush.

January 30, 2011

Grass In Snow

Grass in the snow
Like hair on a bald man's head
Is sparse and scruffy.



01/20/2011

Sledding

White out -
A sliding sideways down hill -
Wipe out.



01/17/2011

Man in Black

A man in black
Sticks his tongue in the air
To wait for a snowflake.



January 13, 2011

Snowflakes Float

Snowflakes float to earth
Shrouding the quiet fields like
New sheets on the bed.



January 11, 2011

Fluffy Flakes

Fat fluffy flakes swirl
In the air. A slight dusting
Defines the sidewalk.



January 4, 2011

Windowless Room

A windowless room
Where winter s white expanse will
Invite a daydream.



January 3, 2011

Sweet Little Feet

On sweet little feet
A small cinnamon kitten
Makes tracks in fresh snow.



December 22, 2010

Frozen Mist

A frozen mist drifts
Like dust though a icy cold
Snow filled field.



December 21, 2010

Snow Whirls

Snow whirls -
Above the snowy banks of
A rushing stream.



December 15, 2010

Bitting

Bitting cold -
Wind burnished cheeks -
An icey kiss.



December 15, 2010

Snow Falls

Snow falls gently -
Sun slips to dusk and the white
Seems phosphoresent.



December 9, 2010

Sheer White

Sheer white frozen pond
Reflecting full morning sun
Blinds the December moon.



December 8, 2010

Frost

Frost slips out the lips
Breath crystalizes before
Your round pink cheeks.



December 7, 2010

Ice

The pond is ice
From shore to shore
Only cold white ice.



December 6, 2010

Going to Work

In predawn darkness
Headlights circle small white flakes
Falling on the street.



December 1, 2010

Hidden

Hidden in the rushes
Stands a heron stock still as
Fog obscures the shore.



November 30, 2010

reflecting

On the reflecting
Pool outside a thin ice film
Lets geese walk on water.



November 29, 2010

Two Cranes

Two cranes in flight rise
From the east heading towards
The southern sky.





November 29,2010

Bears

Fat and furry bears
Clamber into sheltering
Caves as snowflakes fall.



November 23, 2010