November 16, 2023 · 10:23 pm

Wiry smile
A wiry smile /
bends across a cold, hard face /
in the morning sun.
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October 26, 2023 · 11:57 pm

Caress
Sky touches nothing /
yet still caresses the Earth’s /
all-embracing beauty.
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October 19, 2023 · 11:59 pm

Wish
Iris in autumn, /
blooming purple as if May /
were a wish away.
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October 12, 2023 · 11:56 pm

Visitor
Midnight visitor /
seeking seeds birds left uneaten — /
oh possum surprised.
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September 28, 2023 · 11:49 pm

Dreams
Found in the small park, /
a finger puppet zebra, /
dirty but dream filled.
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September 14, 2023 · 11:59 pm

Objects
We live reflected: /
objects distorted in space /
and layered in time.
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August 31, 2023 · 11:44 pm

Secrets
Whispering secrets, /
the dying sunflower /
to the living one.
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August 24, 2023 · 11:55 pm

Raspberries
Collected at dusk, /
raspberries in an old cap, /
makeshift evening food.
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August 17, 2023 · 11:01 pm

Life
Each life is lived /
in the uncertainty of /
the hour of its death.
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August 10, 2023 · 11:58 pm

Squirrel
A feast of old bread /
the squirrel appreciates, /
wary as I watch.
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