Glory Days

Glorious goldenrod rises Filling the bed where Asparagus speared through the ground In spring On other cool mornings

path of fortune

Good fortune today Buffalo perches on clouds Traveling the world

Autumn’s Fancy

Autumn’s full of flair, Shaking out her crimson hair, Fancy, she sipped tumblers filled With sunlight that in summer spilled, And now she beams while letting go Ablaze before the fall.

Woodpecker

The woodpecker way, Needle nosing to uncover what’s hidden, Not for the sake of idle nosy-ness But to get through layers Where necessary nourishment lives, One feeding the other, In the movement a transference Of information, Though let’s call them spores or a fungal frolic Dancing to a drilling drum beat The woodpecker way.

Turtle By Day

Under the boughs Turtle clouds come and go Dissolving into blue skies Angel ladies dance behind the ridges. Two boys toss a coin Give each other four minutes a piece Rolling down a small green knoll Scooting over trolls. A minute rolls by, Time kept safely in the hands of boys Who determine minutes by...

Humming Bird

I met a girl Clothed in emerald green A red scarf sparkling around her shoulders She flashed by careening, One second cartwheeling and humming, Another second her nose in a book, She came hovering over, All the while her fingers moved Plying a needle and thread Through roses. She looked at me, Chocolate eyes flashing...

Painted Face

Blue Pirate poses Enormous eyes mesmerize The women all swoon

Equinox Blessings

Nowrooz Blessings on this glorious morning of the Vernal Equinox coupled with Lady Moon in her fullness at night, what a beautiful alliance! May the seeds we sow with nurturing sprout and grow, flourish, and provide nourishment. May the tart and puckering moments that smart also bear medicine and illumination, as do sumac berries, as...

Starseeds

As seven swans peel back dark skies On this soft feathered morning Stars seeds in their beaks A fleet of shadows on frosted ground On this soft feathered morning Dancing over grass in unity A fleet of shadows on frosted ground A ladder of pearls shimmers Dancing over grass in unity Stars seeds in their...

Peace Poems:1

We’ll stand united When roses cease their blooming In peaceful protest Till then, says the nightingale, Let’s join together in song