
squirrel
vibrant, vigilant
chattering, gnawing, scolding
prays before he eats
rodent
–photo by me

squirrel
vibrant, vigilant
chattering, gnawing, scolding
prays before he eats
rodent
–photo by me

when tree blossoms fall
‘cross the freshly-cut lawn,
it’s a sure sign
that summer is near.
but wait! i believe
i can feel her now–
yup. summer is
already here!
* * *
summer’s so moody
invariably, she gets
here when she gets here
–photo by me

if people
stood together
like the forest
full of trees
perhaps we’d
better weather
both the tempest
and the breeze
***
together, many
kinds of trees make up the most
beautiful forest
–photo by me

a river seems to
profess god’s perfect design–
yet some are man-made
sometimes god leaves his best art
to his best creations
–photo by me

trees shake off their dust
and mix it up at the beach–
on their own spring break
–photo by me

In the middle of our supper,
The night fell with a thud,
Splattering gravy everywhere.
Smokey licked most of it up,
But the damage was done,
And it stayed dark all night.
Then, at breakfast, the day
Suddenly broke overhead,
And our corn flakes went
Flying in every direction.
Again, Smokey cleaned it up,
But the damage was done,
And the day stayed broken.
For lunch, we went out to
The pasture to eat more of
The mushrooms we’d found
There a few days before.
Suddenly, Smokey pointed
Up at the sun, and yelled,
“It’s high noon! Hit the deck!”
But the damage was done
And we stayed high all day.

“I fell again,” she offered. Silence.

each person i meet
seems more like a composite
of people i’ve met

i had a dream
of lilac skies
above a ruby lake
when suddenly
it dawned on me
that i was not awake
at length the thought
occurred to me
that maybe i could fly–
without ado
away i flew
into the lilac sky
–photo by me

men unwittingly
announce their own shortcomings–
to all who know men