It's short sleeves now;
Rooster crowing, birds chirping;
Puffed clouds fill the sky.
Robin on a fence
Stands stiffly balancing then
Teeters into flight.Sun peeks out from clouds
Shedding shadows on the road;
Stream burbles softly.
Outside green prevails;
Inside, t.v. colors splash.
Here the air smells sweet.
The sun is hiding;
Now there are no more shadows.
Only the birds speak.
Car rides by swiftly;
A young woman waves at me.
A passing sweetness.
Here the stream's empty;
Grass is growing in its bed.
Look! Budweiser can.
Centipede on road
Slinks swiftly to other side.
What will it do there?
The sun splashes me;
Rooster calls from the dark barn.
Insects are humming.
Small white parachute
Floats above the sunny road.
Poof! Dandelion.
Yellow flashing light:
School bus stops for a student
But there is no one there.
Morning sun on bush;
Dark tunnel between the trees;
Shadows in the woods.
Brown path in the woods;
Small pools of sun melt the dark.
Does it go no where?
The birds are chirping;
The morning sun splashes me;
My dumb mind chatters.
Dogs in the window
Yip and yap behind the screen.
Best that they stay there.
Shepherds on a leash
Turn and see me and then tug.
What is it they want?
Lumbering black dog
Walks stiffly towards me and stops;
We check each other.
Top of leaning tire
Looks like an old black turtle.
Perhaps it is one.
Small purple flowers
At the edge of the lush woods.
A car races by.
Amidst the lush green
The stiff sign pops out and up:
This Road is Private.
Faint tiny drumbeats:
The rain patters in the woods;
Maple leaf quivers.
Burst of purple:
Flowers near "No Parking" sign.
Are they illegal?
High grass in the field
And daisies and buttercups.
Where is the snow now?
Light misting of rain;
The air is clean, the trees green,
The clouds soft and gray.
Cones in the field;
Markers of yesterday's games;
High grass surrounds them.
A dark green morning;
The deer takes its time walking;
The woods are brimming.
The woods are so dark;
The sky is gray and pregnant;
The world is waiting.
Christmas ornaments
Still hanging from the mailbox
Concealed by high grass.
Hollow woodpecker
Competes with high pitched chirps;
Bird lands on the road.
Everything is still
Save the whisper of the brook
And the pesky bug.
Gray sky is waiting;
Soon it will open itself;
Its secret is when.
Light misting of rain;
The air is clean, the trees green,
The clouds soft and gray.
Cones in the field;
Markers of yesterday's games;
High grass surrounds them.
A dark green morning;
The deer takes its time walking;
The woods are brimming.
The woods are so dark;
The sky is gray and pregnant;
The world is waiting.
Christmas ornaments
Still hanging from the mailbox
Concealed by high grass.
Hollow woodpecker
Competes with high pitched chirps;
Bird lands on the road.
Everything is still
Save the whisper of the brook
And the pesky bug.
Gray sky is waiting;
Soon it will open itself;
Its secret is when.
Light misting of rain;
The air is clean, the trees green,
The clouds soft and gray.
Cones in the field;
Markers of yesterday's games;
High grass surrounds them.
A dark green morning;
The deer takes its time walking;
The woods are brimming.
The woods are so dark;
The sky is gray and pregnant;
The world is waiting.
Christmas ornaments
Still hanging from the mailbox
Concealed by high grass.
Hollow woodpecker
Competes with high pitched chirps;
Bird lands on the road.
Everything is still
Save the whisper of the brook
And the pesky bug.
Gray sky is waiting;
Soon it will open itself;
Its secret is when.
