late at night
somebody whistles
a lonesome tune |
el
|
green apricots,
marmalade cat |
ms
|
pussy willows
beside the ditch
no air moves |
el
|
yellow roses obscure
FOR SALE sign |
ms
|
the moon
hidden, she waits
for light |
el
|
negligee hangs on a hook,
shadows on rough floorboards
|
ms
|
no letters today
in the mailbox, a V
of geese points south |
ms
|
monsoon rains delayed
the wildfire jumps the canyon |
el
|
fiesta skirt swirls,
sound of high heels
clacking |
ms
|
the dancer, her eyes
on a certain young man |
el
|
blowing out
the candle--a kiss
in the dark |
ms
|
another blackout
nobody's surprised |
el
|
first snow on
the convento's crumbling walls--
abandoned mission |
ms
|
a pack rat's treasures
behind the altar |
el
|
slipping off the ring
in soapy dish water--
cloudy moon |
ms
|
circling the date
her winter birthday |
el
|
red
of the amaryllis
just opening |
ms
|
still on the easel
his latest "still life"
|
el
|
Five Card Stud!
the gambler loves
this Painted Pony |
el
|
mesa, sagebrush, stars,
dreamscape he gallops through |
ms
|
a straight shot--
Glenrio to Gallup
on old Route 66 |
el
|
imagining the ocean
waitress serves coffee and fries |
ms
|
surfers wait
for the big one--faded
travel posters |
el
|
blurred snapshot
falls from the library book |
ms
|
the latest
Harry Potter is what
she really wants |
el
|
playing solitaire trying
to win before bed |
ms
|
patchwork quilt
memories of so many
old loves |
el
|
sprigged cotton flowers
next to the worn denim |
ms
|
the lean shadow
of a scarecrow
autumn's moon |
el
|
the dead walk
with their trick or treat bags
|
ms
|
calendar picture
for the new year: canyon
of red rocks in snow |
ms
|
a silver music
from the dripping eaves |
el
|
pair of rubber boots
stuck alone
in the mud |
ms
|
a dragonfly wing
early spring sun |
el
|
San Ysidro Day --
wanting an angel to plow
dandelion field |
ms
|
a little girl
her blue bird kite |
el
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