Friday, October 9, 2020

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 red-tailed hawk

hunting the squirrel scrambling

around the tree



goldenrod

browning along

the edges



hiking shoes

caked with mud from

deep in the woods



childhood guitar

returns after time with

another girl



sand 

firm by the pounding

waves




Friday, October 2, 2020

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my story

an echo in church

singing praise



yellow leaf

drifts through the open

car window



eating dinner

crosslegged by the screendoor

listening to crickets



an umbrella

tucked in a book bag in case

the grey clouds darken



chickadee

disarming the

burrs



 

Thursday, October 1, 2020

bass guitar

bass guitar

rhythm to hang

the lyrics on 


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Friday, September 25, 2020

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toadstools

on the fallen log

a chill drifts by



books and tea

a friendly visit

through time



a computer

folded away

meeting over



a purple haze

across the woodland fields

michaelmas daisies



reading history

alone in his den

words for the future



 

Friday, September 18, 2020

Instagram This Week

growing wilder

with each passing year

my garden



red

maple leaf fallen

jeans unpacked



minds

refuse isolation

zoom



chipmunk ahead

doubling back

suddenly



a longing

to see the big picture

a cricket song




Friday, September 11, 2020

Instagram This Week

thunderstorm

rumbles slowly through 

cricket still sings



umbrella

raised for the long

walk home



sandpiper

the newly emerged island

gives rest for a nest



illustration

the final piece in telling

the story



still dark

the sun will soon reveal

my tea and me




Friday, September 4, 2020

Instagram This Week

 thoughts

growing into

words



a sketch

tells the story . . .

page by page



a dog

ready for a greeting

short leash



walking sticks

propel me up

the hill



great blue heron

wading deep in the river

wide wings lift it up