
in muddy waters,
the snow-white cygnet is soon
tall, dark, and handsome
–photo by me

in muddy waters,
the snow-white cygnet is soon
tall, dark, and handsome
–photo by me

wildfire smoke makes for
what would be a beautiful
sunset–on venus
–photo by me

with landing gear down,
a crane banks on his final
approach to touch down
–photo by me

a cloud-cover leak
emits a fine, high-pressure
spray of stray sunshine
–photo by me

while fishermen plan
for the opener, the fish
remain in the dark
–photo by me

a squirrel swishes
her tail and stamps her feet–
her little ones, near.
–photo by me

a great blue heron
takes a stab at fixing lunch–
to his long sharp beak
–photo by me

silhouettes are just
stuck-up shadows who need to
come back down to earth
–photo by me

the church of the woods
provides its parishioners
with pews of felled pines
–photo by me

two crows in the sun–
black ink, so carelessly spilled
on the paper snow
–photo by me