A mighty wind

Trepid leaves clinging
with but a sudden gust break
free from solid limb

Stardust

Stardust fills her days
while twilight brings earthbound dreams --
Life lived divinely

Last minute shopping

Aisles of lush trinkets
Men's bewildered, panicked looks
Bath oils and chocolate

A Winter's Day

Sharp crunch of snow boots
Tips of summer grass welcome
the fleeting solstice

December in Texas

Green crowd roars hurrah
Padded boys crash and tumble
Red crowd triumphant

Peace on earth

A winding dirt trail
sunlight peeks through green awnings
the fresh scent of pine

Time on my hands

Pink slip bereavement
every day's a Saturday
time to contemplate

Morning fog

Gentle mist settles
cool and wet on salty cheeks --
Gaea's soothing kiss

Ear of the heart

Same words spoken, heard
yet meanings misunderstood
filtered through the heart

It is written

fate - not in the stars
but in the strength of two hearts
who hope, endure, love

Go see it!

Distractions

Radio tuning
rear view mirror mascara
roadside rubbernecks

Give and Take

blue prairie crocus
pollen-dusted honey bee
a fleeting exchange

Divination

Faithful Queen of Hearts,
her hand dealt the nine of spades --
I make my own fate

5 million a year

Orange glow winking
gentle curl of white vapors
cruel untimely end

Journey unending

Starting a lone path
Afar, legion courses branch
to points infinite

Storm

Slow grey clouds drift by
shadows flow across the plains
burst of raindrops fall

Doodles

Impromptu portrait
black Krylon embellishments
urban artistry

Mom and Dad

Global wayfarers
planting seeds of hearth and hope
family is their home

Awakening

My world was once filled
with wander, wonder, change, chance --
time for unrooting

Before rising

warm skins embracing
kittens purring in each ear
ineffable joy

Winter turn-offs

Dry skin scraped red-raw
Static charge puts the wrong spark
in a lover's kiss

Celestial reunion 2008

Crescent moon nestles
with Jupiter and Venus
shining in night sky

Winter comes early

Chilled fingertips brush
windswept hair from pink-pinched cheeks
goosebumps on bare arms