evensong —
from the flooded field
a fullthroated frog

thunderhead —
a plume of smoke
from the old salt’s mouth

summer solstice
the measuring tape reels back
into its case

a hawk’s shrill
above the sunlit meadow —
empty mailbox

between a rock
and a hard place . . .
the oncologist’s fish

singing gondolier
the passengers’
fixed smiles

the long day —
a mason drizzles mortar
between flagstones

Berlin Wall
a smooth stone
in my pocket

doctor’s waiting room —
each patient examined
by a fly

still alive!
a distant neighbor’s
summer-blooming maple