thunder —
the plover lower
on her eggs

a molting peacock
settled on the gatepost —
dog days

train delay —
all the ripe blackberries
beyond reach

stepping stones
across a swollen stream —
the Milky Way

flowers for his grave
the morning moon
a full circle

garden clearout
snails cling
to the wheelbarrow

dreary day —
my neighbor takes down
the hummingbird feeder

starry starry night —
unfinished art school paintings
in the dumpster

row of silver oaks
the first touch of frost
in my hair

rising mist . . .
a heron breaks
the surface calm