autumn chokecherries

missing my mother-

autumn chokecherries

flock of bluejays

contrapuntal motion

contrapuntal motion-

warm sunday afternoon

Bach on the porch 

summer is over!

summer-

vanished

from the ferns

my autumn garden

my autumn garden

fills me with hope-

then the frost

a thirsty wasp

water droplets

resting on fresh mint-

a thirsty wasp

autumn moon

old green pond

autumn moon appears-

sound of footsteps

Los Angeles sunrise

Los Angeles sunrise-

stuck in traffic

strong scent of smog

scent of leaves

this autumn-

first cold night

scent of leaves

our earth 2050

our earth 2050-
dry wind blowing
strong scent of dust

only the Hubble can see it

this old star-

only the Hubble

can see it

first autumn frost

first autumn frost-

in the spider web

no more bugs

sound of the shutter

dark night-
autumn sunrise
sound of the shutter

mushrooms

around my house-

only in autumn

just for a day

pillaged pine cones

the old pine-

scattered underneath

piles of pillaged cones

standing on her shadow

her shadow-

she loves

standing on it!

shield bug in sun

shield bug-

warm autumn sun

skipping off her shell

shield bug eye

my spirit captured
in the foggy eye
of a shield bug

cruel autumn frost

autumn frost-
when it happens
our life is over

soaking up autumn sun

the autumn sun-

her kind eyes

soaking it up!

Teztan Biny (Fish Lake)

First Nations-

must preserve Fish Lake

for the next seven generations

Fish lake crisis

sacred Fish Lake-
greedy capitalists jump in 
a toxic copper mine emerges

thick enough for autumn chill?

soft pile-

thick enough

for autumn chill?

mushrooms overnight

these mushrooms-

last night they were

dirt in my driveway!

my old garden

my old garden-

is there any bee

who does not know it?

the damselflies touch

sword fern-

does it enjoy

the damselflies touch?

sea holly

the sea holly-
autumn flies
can’t leave it alone!

withered by autumn frost

withered-

by autumn frost

still beautiful!

music sung by the paddle

both grew up-

listening to music

sung by the paddle

sounds of shoes slipping

ancient abyss
pulling without pity- 
sounds of shoes slipping

deep dark ruined by autumn sun

deep dark-
ruined by
autumn sun

afternoon autumn sun

autumn chill-

not gone

until late afternoon

autumn morning

autumn morning-

my truck backing up

almost hit them

fledgling flying lessons

autumn dawn-

on the lake

fledgling flying lessons

could it ever happen again?

convinced-

it could never

happen again?

my summer garden

my summer garden-

are there still some bees

who haven’t found it?

around for the next seven generations?

glaciers-

around for the

next seven generations?

stuck in pollen?

bumblebee-

stuck in sticky

pollen?

penguins?

eyes teared over

summer fog lifting-

penguins?

invisible penguins

frolic on the ice

all summer-

invisible penguins

sea lion sunning

early fall-

full of fish

fat and lazy

blue marble eyes

can’t stop staring-

at her beautiful

blue marble eyes!

napping in astilbe pollen!

napping-

in snowing

astilbe pollen!

beautiful blue eyes!

the summer sun

on damselfly wings-

her beautiful blue eyes!

feared!

feared-

fights using strong

fowl scent

Allergies

my mother-

when holding me

sounds of sneezing!

how beautiful, the fly!

golden wings

bright almond eyes-

how beautiful the fly!

flickering golden light

moonless night-

flickering golden light

drawing me in

cat in the window

my cat in the window- 

I wonder

what he sees?

morning call

autumn dawn-

dropping in

for morning kibble

not the picture I wanted!

my cat-

not the picture

I had in mind!