Issue #15

CHRISTMAS PASSING

SILVER AND BRASS BELLS,A SLEIGH OR CARRIAGE TURNING—ST. NICHOLAS, DEATH?WHERE SNOW LEAVES NO DISTINCTIONIS DECAY, FROSTBITE CREEPING.

ONE FRIDAY NIGHT

WHEN THE NIGHT IS YOUNGOUR EYES SPARKLE LIKE THE STARSLAUGHTER FILLS THE AIR

SUNSET IN SAN CLEMENTE

RED ORANGE SUN SETSTOUCHING THE SILVER WATERSWARM HUES WHICH CARESS

FREEDOM

THE HIGH FLYING CLOUDSSAILING ON SCIROCCO WINDSNO EARTHLY RESTRAINTS

MORNING RAIN

HEAVY LANGUID LEAVESMOTIONLESS IN MORNING SUNSURPRISE SPRING SHOWER

ALIVE

HANDS GRASPING DESPITEUNKNOWN VACANCIES INSIDEDO YOU FEEL ALIVE?

INTO THE NEW DAWN--CLINGING TO MY DISORDERI STEP OUT AGAIN

THE OCEAN'S WAR

BLUE OVERWHELMS WHITESALT CRASHES AGAINST THE ROCKSTHE OCEAN RECLAIMS ALL

OUTPOST

LONELY WATCHTOWER:THE YEARS WAITING WITHIN YOUBECAME A TEMPLE.

LIFE

LIFE IS AN OLD HORSEMAN;WANDERING AIMLESSLY, WITH NO STOPS. FLAGGING BITTERLY.I AM THE FLAGGED HORSE.

DOG LEASH

DOG LEASH–THE SILENT PENDULUMOF THE HALL CLOCK

LATE SUMMER-NOCTURNE ON CRICKET'S WINGA WOMAN'S HEART SINGS

FALLING ACORNS-AUTUMN DANCE IN GRASSOAK SWAYS IN TIME

GOLDEN SUNRISE

GOLDEN SUNRISEWARM HANDDOG CIRCLES BACK

AERIAL

SCISSORTAIL SWALLOWS’SWIFT AEROBATIC ANTICSPIERCE WATER, SLICE SKY

DOUSED

GRAVID WITH RAINDROPS,PALE THUNDERCLOUD’S WATER BREAKS,BIRTHING RIVULETS

UNDER MAPLE TREE

UNDER MAPLE TREEPEDESTRIANS RUSHCATCHING RAIN

PAST BLOOMINGTHE CHERRY TREE DIFFUSESITS SILENCE

AUTUMN LIGHTTHE RED FLOWERBLEEDING THE WEEDS

TOO MANY DAYDREAMS

TOO MANY DAYDREAMSWATCHING THE DOORSTEP OF LIFENOTHING REALIZED

WINGS

FRIGID WINTERTIMEA PERFECT, LITTLE LOVE SOARSENJOYING THE GAME

RAIN AT SUNSET ON A LATE SPRING EVENING

LAST DROPS OF RAIN FALL,SHIMMERING IN THE SUNSET.BEGINNING AND END.

THE LIGHT CALLED DAY

HOWLING, FAT BABYFOLDS TIME IN HALF, ASKS THE DAYWHO GAVE IT BIRTH. NIGHT?

SYNAGOGUE:WINE TILES, BURGUNDY CARPET—OUR BLOOD ON THE FLOOR

A CANVAS OF CLOUDSART FOR THE MASSES- WHITE ON BLUE

TRANQUILITY

THE MOONS REFLECTIONCASTS A CELESTIAL SHADOWOVER THE CALM BAY.

AN OBSERVATION

HE PICKS PHANTOM CORDSLIKE A GUITAR ON HIS THIGHS.A NERVOUS HABIT.

NEW YORK, RUSH HOUR

GASPS OF DARK, THEN BRICK:TIN TUBES HURTLE, HURL MASSESTO SEPARATE WORLDS

UNCOLLECTED TREESCHRISTMAS DISINTEGRATIONROADSIDE DETRITUS

FROZEN WATERFALLICICLES LIKE STALACTITESSNOWY OWL ALIGHTS

LAST REGRET

DO ME A KINDNESS:TELL SPRING I LOVED HER DEARLY-FALL IS AWAITING.

TENDER

PRESS THIS TENDER JOINTWHERE THE ORCHID PETALS MEET,AND I AM UNDONE.

SIT WITH ME AGAINYOUR GRAVE WILL OPEN IN TIMEGIVE A MOMENT BACK

HAIKU FOR THE END OF SPRING

PETALS GLIDE TO EARTHLIKE WINGS WITHOUT A SWALLOWSHADOW AT SUNSET

SNOW IN SUMMER

“I DO NOT WANT YOU,”YOU SAY. THEN YOU PULL ME CLOSE.A SNOW IN SUMMER.

CRANBERRIES AT HARVEST

CRANBERRIES AT HARVESTRISING THROUGH WATERPLUMP AS PRAYER BEADS

A HARD RAIN

BEATING DOWN, THE RAINUPON MY ROOFTOP CLATTERSI TYPE THE NIGHT THROUGH

TODAY THE SUN BREAKS

TODAY THE SUN BREAKSTHE NIGHT, ITS MOUTH FIRST IN YAWNTHEN TEETH IN A GRIN.

COW CALVES IN CHILL DAWN.HER STEAMING NEWBORN RISESON UNCERTAIN LEGS.

SEASONAL CHANGES

FROSTBITTEN WINTERTRANSFORMS INTO BLISSFUL BLOOM,WAKENING NATURE.

HANDS TRACE NAMES OF DEAD,WITNESSES TO INFAMY --PEARL HARBOR IN FLAMES.

PAINTING

ANOTHER LAYERADDED TO ERASE MISTAKESAND ATTEMPT BEAUTY.

PERSONAL FAITH

HE WALKS HER TO CHURCHAND GIVES HER A KISS GOODBYETHEN STARTS BACK ALONE

QUICKSILVER ~SPRING LEMON AND CHARTREUSESPILLS FROM TREES

THUNDERSTORM

STRONG WINDS, SNOW FLURRIESLIGHTNING STRIKES THE SLEETED STREETSWINTER THUNDERSTORM

THE PRESENT

SCENT OF LAVENDERSTEAM RISES FROM MY TEACUPA MISTY BLANKET

ODD NEW CROP POINTSTO THE HEAVENS, HARVESTSSIGNALS FROM ORBIT

SAGUARO BLOSSOM

DELICATE FLOWER:SOFT MEAT, WHITE SKIN. HUMMINGBIRDFEASTING. SUMMER WIND.

THE PILOT (GRANDPA)

TIN WINGS, CLOUD-FILLED DREAMS.NAVIGATING OVER, THROUGH…FOUND NOW IN BLUE SKIES.

TRUTH

ONE SHOULD WAIT TO SAYTHE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGSUNTIL THE MORNINGAND THE FIRST CUP OF COFFEE.IN ESPRESSO VERITAS.