silence

cat's paws crawling
across a lake's surface
morning silence

Bobcat

green fire --

a bobcat's eyes

betray him

the river in autumn

summer rains gone

the river

finds its own channel

Harvest moon -- for owls

Harvest moon --
owls sharpen
talons

Harvest moon

Harvest moon --
too much light
for field mice

dreams

a butterfly alights
on a flower petal
weight of a dream

Blood-red moon

blood-red moon
its copper sheen
a battle standard

Ripeness

ripeness
sweetness of
tropical fruit just so

Indecision

a squirrel dashes forward
then suddenly stops
indecision

Rain

rain sledding down
an awning
joyously

Childhood's last summer

lighting the way
 with a jar of fireflies
childhood's last summer

Late summer

tang of salt spray
at a fishing pier
late summer

Moon

Gazing at the moon
on a still summer's evening
feast for mosquitoes

Long shadows

long shadows follow
at the end of the day
silently

Snow in June

white fluttering/ of butterflies/ snow in June    

broken sidewalks

weeds and crabgrass
cover broken sidewalks
abandonment

Morning in the Tropics

a soft morning rain
falling on a tin roof shed
so tropical

Oklahoma

Dark wind cloud
blocking out the sun
at least for now

Palm Fronds

Two palm fronds brushing
against each other
the tearing of silk

Sparrow

on a shopping cart
a sparrow
serenades