Morning Fog

None but the fog
Reveals the pearls of dew strung
On each web, each tree.

Our Best Friends

Percy and Franklin,
I still think about you two.
May we meet again.

Talk to me Norman.
Any whisper you breathe
Makes my soul lighter.

Oh my darling George,
I'll never forget seeing
You in the preserve
Next door, (far from home to me.)
You came back with love's ascent.

Steve, what a blessing
To see you running to me
With warmest welcome.

Little striped ducky,
What is your name I wonder,
Our friend Zebra's child.

Zebra moved along
With a few of her ducklings;
We'll always love her.

Wonderful Helmet,
You most amazing mother,
Your little white head 
Reminds me of the Mama's 
Before who mothered our friends.

Edgar's soft whirring,
A duckling nipping the air:
Little things they do
That remind me of Granite.
How he loved his blueberries.

Cities/Languages

Cities built upon
Cities, and languages built
Upon languages.

Zebra Longwing Butterfly

Black- or yellow-stripes?
Gliding its circuit, insect
With a zebra's name.

Crane Dance

That we'd have a home
Where cranes call and dance out front—
What a wondrous gift!

That they'd choose our yard
To open their wings and hop,
The cranes have blessed us.

Rain, rain…

Rain, rain, never stays;
Sudden showers. Like your face—
Missed on the dry days.

Mother of the crane

Mother of the crane,
Acquaintance is our honor.
Please visit again.

Touch me pariah

Touch me pariah,
It's not poison you give me.
Let's make, together.

A lifetime’s triumph

A lifetime's triumph
Flickers for a warm second,
Hidden in his laugh.

Fluffy copper coils
From his peak (this, my rapture!)
Spill down on my face.

All-framing softness,
Cheeks and voluptuous lips,
Please! another kiss.

Any raging storm

Any raging storm
Is still water for my world.
Let the rain scream down.