Whimsy

In the high country

fog rising from cold valleys

life among the clouds

Fathers on the road

locking flocks of wild offspring

I run with emu

Pearly-white landscape

a photograph of ghostly grass

reflecting first light

Feeling all alone?

Feeling all alone?
Waiting to be understood?
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Dawn brings a red glow

Dawn brings a red glow
Venus peeks from behind clouds
mosquitoes greet me

Faint sound from the wind

Faint sound from the wind
whistling through the window frame
the locked doors are mocked

Return to routine

Return to routine
helping kids pack their school bags
find lunch from last year

Their nervous chatter

Their nervous chatter
corellas over the pool
white wings reflect blue

Waking to raindrops

Waking to raindrops
lower temperatures forecast
a sense of relief
mingles with disappointment
knowing I won’t go swimming

Cockroach tanka

Every morning
a cockroach trapped in the sink
beautiful creatures
though quick with boiling water
it feels wrong to make them die

Through the veil of night

Through the veil of night
an urgent trail on my face
taste of sweet kisses

Long as summer days

Long as summer days
made longer moving slowly
avoiding sunlight

The cool of morning

The cool of morning
means blankets are required
for a brief moment

Inspiring collage

Inspiring collage
relationships between things
unexpected poems

Asleep in a cocoon

Asleep in a cocoon
indifferent to numbness
waiting for demands

Statements of knowledge

Statements of knowledge
talismanic books I own
objects of desires

It's a nice feeling

It's a nice feeling
everyone together
busy in kitchen

No when to say know

No when to say know
take yourself out of the work
don’t wrap your ego

It keeps happening

It keeps happening
your failure is not a fate
unromantic views

Don’t give opinions

Don’t give opinions
unless giving something good
get carried away