morning traffic

metallic snake
cars wend through rainy parkland
slowly staggering

Things that are not described in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Humans use computers.
Sadly, there is functional belief
that computers use us.

thrift store nativity

at nativity
only two wise men appear
and one man of snow

young godling given
red mittens and coal buttons
instead of myrrh

cocoa

cream architecture
a small city pertly sits
afloat hot chocolate

thanksgiving

holding its breath
congested thanksgiving sky
feels too much like snow

orange vegetables
fill sidedishes uneaten
beside sage filling

upon woven mat
Robert tells us of the first
Thanksgiving dinner

airport inappropriate

loudly out spouting
your disconcerting theories
ultimate bad timing

tuesday

don't know when i am
head still somewhere above clouds
lost in travel haze

gilded

sun slides on surface
turning liquid lead to gold
silent far below

slightly shocking

a tarnished goddess
once golden, on purple throne
tells us tales of past

don't panic

safe from wind and glare
ensconced at the el cortez
birthday still finds me

another year comes
fresh-faced and full of promise
a new page turned

airport security

shut up just shut up
do not say "bomb" or "my junk"
get your bag and go

early arrival

unexpectedly
another friend to visit
on the trip out west

early girl arrives
preferring scorpio to
sagittarius

between sheets of glass
i attempt to breathe-not-breathe
and so blur image

beech leaves

golden coins shimmy
dance in the cold morning wind
shower commuters

a soft day

grey skies enhance
autumnal foliage
make colours pop

soft as fluffy down
grey blurs and smears
rich soup of colour

insomnia

so tired, can't sleep.
again. limbs and limbs heavy
but can't sleep. tired

a susurration
shuffling shoes slide and sing
ruffling foliage

welcome back

a long country drive
friends not seen from ages abroad
reunions abound

insomnia

two hours of sleep
brain muzzy and body aches
dreamless night again

poppies

jacket lapels sprout
temporary poppy fields
in memoriam

lapels substitute
for poppy fields and gravesites
of fallen heroes

anxiety

tomorrow's trials
bring anxiety tonight
outcomes unknown

red curry and spring roll

creamy sweet coconut
foil for chilis and lime
soothes cold from joints

quick more jasmin tea
lemongrass overpowers
in a coughing fit

pink bulges hint at
shrimp and rice seen as bruises
through translucent skin

cold monday

in icebox office
brittle fingers type and click
dislodging ice flakes

laundry day

soap suds and undies
tumble together slowly
first in wet then dry

unmentionables
dance salaciously hidden
in dryer's dark cave

beach pebbles

as waves rush landward
fingers tickle tiny stones
free from crusty sand

mermaid's tears glimmer
among pedestrian stones
congealed forever

friday

retreat recovery
unearthing choked inbox
and catching deadlines

cold rain

bolstered in leather
the cold rain does not frighten
but merely dampens

vocab

Passed through vernal,
aestival, and autumnal.
Awaiting brumal.

things that go bump in the night

election results
potentially more frightening
than hallowe'en spooks

frost warning

off to cast a vote
breath catches, ensnared by cold
frost on the pumpkin

autumn

with the top dropped
the golden leafy tunnel
sings autumnal bliss