autumn winds whisper
and suddenly every tree
feels free to litter
    
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a thousand high trees
shade a dreaming, swamp-drowned stump
what it could have been
    
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through thawing forests
a voice of hurried water
announces the spring
    
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tiny, anxious bird
perched atop an old oak stump
finds the nerve to sing
    
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bus stop after rain
roof dripping condensation
dew cannot depart
    
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lain atop the couch
the mute cat reads secretly
over my shoulder
    
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strange wide-eyed starfish
doesn't breathe here, only sways
leg caught in coral
    
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out of all places
this humble winter starlight
came to find us here
    
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A man made of rain
Has hidden our kidnapped sun
In his cloudy hat
    
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The breezes whisper
Through the thirsty ginkgo trees.
Crinkling and crunchy
    
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Impassive jungle
Into the city below
Jungle continues
    
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White water pours down
Where prism rocks shatter light
A rainbow rises
    
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Burning desert sun
Beneath even the colors
Have melted away
    
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Internet brings joy
I hope it never ends, yeah!
Haikus all around
    
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I could write better
You would laugh. But, at work --
Not apropriate
    
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majestic swan floats
upon sun-drenched blue water
at peace with the world
    
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sky colors collide
form spectacular palette
nature's artistry
    
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winter storm takes hold
reigns supreme in its fury
trees bend to its will
    
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murky water's edge
things not what they seem to be
secrets lie below
    
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lighthouse stands ready
awaiting ships and sailors
guiding safe return
    
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frozen winter cell
imprisoned icicles wait
for their Spring release
    
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mountain man arrives
thoughts of home cloud his vision
Heaven's past the ridge
    
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solitary one
rests beside rushing waters
contemplating life
    
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butterfly draws out
pink flowers' sun-sweet nectar
then goes on its way
    
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Wisconsin landscape
tall trees dusted with new snow
frozen earth below
    
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palm trees provide shade
give sun-parched desert dwellers
respite from the heat
    
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blazing sunlight peaked
through menacing coal-black clouds
before the Spring rain
    
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majestic oak stands
wrinkled bark speaks of times past
what secrets it keeps
    
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Somewhere rainbows live!
Inform Oz: "Send Dorothy home"
Where are the Bluebirds?
    
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brilliant red sunset
another day nearly gone
tomorrow a dream
    
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rose petals' orange glow
takes the spotlight, steals the show
in the cool spring rain
    
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snow-covered mountain
reclines in silent slumber
awaits Spring's return
    
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beyond the city
two ships passing in the night
mystic postcard scene
    
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majestic white swans
locked in heart-shaped embrace, pledge
their eternal love
    
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the day breaks softly
lone goose begins his journey
to the river's edge
    
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old red and white quilt
hangs on wall within my grasp,
ten stitches per inch
    
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laughing sun departs
clouds release collective tears
on dark brooding night
    
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dream-chaser vixon:
your glass ceiling has lifted,
spike-heeled warrior
    
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when dreams dance by me
time ceases for a moment,
takes my breath away
    
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as fog rolls in we
roll out of bed, "Good Morning!
City by the Bay"
    
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my feet scream at me:
you stood three days at garage sale,
what were you thinking?
    
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paths I walk today
can change with little warning,
then who will I be?
      
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coffee water boils
refrigerator rumbles
sounds of my kitchen
    
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footsteps down the hall
a beating heart is silenced
when will violence end?
    
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footprints in the sand
trail formed by unknown travelers
headed to the sea
    
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the war rages on
4,000 dead and counting
isn't that enough?
    
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bath tub faucet drips:
plop,plop,plop,plop,plop,plop,plop...
someone --- make it stop!
    
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raindrops on the roof
wake me from restful slumber,
interrupt my dreams
    
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stream in winter's grip
the ice-sieged surface stands still
but it hasn't stopped
    
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monarch on her throne
wings exquisite as stained glass
nose dripping nectar
    
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