frozen flower

frozen flower-

tracks of  bumblebees

covered in snow

dark winter days ahead

my autumn gingko-

many dark winter days

until I see you again

gingko leaves in summer

autumn dreaming-

gingko leaves reflecting

summer light

tide coming

tide coming-

children crying

not understanding

sunrise unexpected guests

autumn dreaming-

sunrise over the marsh

unexpected guests

autumn dreaming

autumn dreaming-

especially a June

sunny afternoon

autumn full moon

levitating

out of tall grass-

autumn full moon

beauty blowing in autumn wind

red sail-

beauty blowing

in autumn wind

autumn dreaming

autumn dreaming-

missing the beauty

of last summer’s fly

Imagine

Imagine all the people

living life in peace-

a brotherhood of man

what love isn't

what love isn’t-

moons and junes and ferris wheels

the dizzy dancing way you feel

raking up leaves, but not these

autumn sun-

raking up leaves

but not these

alone but never lonely

alone-

but never

lonely

river music

river music-

morning symphony

for fog over grass

a bubble bursts

everyone asleep-

in the bathroom

a bubble bursts

craving my summer butterfly

dark autumn-

craving

my summer butterfly

first light

glassy mirror

reflecting first light-

camera shutter

ice whale

ice whale-

faint sound

of a single paddle

strong scent of ice

face numbing wind

strong scent of ice

rhythm of paddles

running on bone numbing wind

eye burning dust
hoofs clopping
bone numbing wind

wing warming

aeon without

wing warming

on warm concrete

waiting to explore

warm autumn sun
icebergs to explore
how to get there?

oh Jurassic fossil

Oh Jurassic fossil-

I see you this autumn

in my extant gingko

uninvited guest

family supper-

uninvited guest

dropping in

missing summer?

missing summer

until today’s

autumn dawn

one cygnet the red fox ate it

one cygnet-

the red fox

ate it

still beautiful

ran over

rained on

still beautiful

leaves in city oil slick

city oil slick-

not washed away

after a week of rain

Potlatch- sharing giving thanks

Watercolour by James Gilchrist Swan (1818-1900) of the Klallam people of chief Chetzemoka (nicknamed 'the Duke of York'), with one of Chetzemoka's wives (nicknamed 'Jenny Lind') distributing potlatch at Port Townsend, Washington, The status of any given family is raised not by who has the most resources, but by who distributes the most resources.

Potlatch-

sharing

giving thanks

autumn snow

autumn snow-

can’t cling

to fescue

endless rain

endless rain-

last summer

was it really dry?

swarm talk

swarm talk-

touch and smell

no one in charge

before the autumn winds

remembering...

before they arrived-

autumn winds

dropped twinkie

going for it-

store parking lot

dropped twinkie

a vole quivers

autumn dusk

frozen potato patch

a vole quivers

the owl's advice

the owl said-

with spring sun

ice people vanish

moose yearling being chased away

moose yearling-

his pregnant mother

chasing him away

fleeting autumn sun

fleeting autumn sun...

only for an instant-

her shadow

contentment

contentment-

autumn storm 

zip

waiting for the whistle

waiting for the whistle-

tantalizing aroma of

warm scones

first drop of coffee

first drop

your tongue touches-

day’s best taste

fire horse

autumn night-

fire horse jumps out

do you hear her whinny?

our gingko

this tree-

golden leaves

not falling!

slowing full flaps and feather

slowing-

full flaps

and feather

from autumn fog

this moment-

from autumn fog

sound of a shutter

the sunset

spinning earth lingers

for an eyeblink-

then the sunset

a million golden fans

oh geisha-

after the frost

a million golden fans!

sunset from Mars

Mars Rover-

our setting star

what do you see?

dressing room of the geishas

dressing room

of the geishas-

on the wall