Like a Falling Leaf

Near my porch lattice
Bright buttercups have sprung up.
Who invited them?






Mabel sleeps in the sun
Kids hunting wild strawberries;
Daisies raise their heads.











Small kids chattering;
Excitement is contagious;
Cause doesn't matter.












Like a falling leaf
Brown butterfly lights on grass
And melts into it.

Bulky, gray and old
Mailbox sits propped on a pole;
(It cannot stay there).

Wherever you look
There are stands of purple phlox;
Nobody planted them.












Peeking from the tree
White blooms wrap around branches--
Mutual support.

Coming from the woods
A soft hollow echoing--
A breeze or a stream.