soft rain
an earthworm
stretches its pink

silvered leaves
the sound of a jet
inside the rain

just long enough
to leave an impression
dragonfly

rejection letter
I walk at dawn
past barking dogs

blazing heat
a homeless woman
wishes me a good day

summer morning —
the mockingbird sings
a song from my youth

the damp pavement
around each puddle . . .
summer dusk

moonless night
a ladybug husk
down the drain

blue sky morning —
sweeping a cobweb
off the clothesline

cliff dust
cicadas saw
through the heat