HAIKU TUNA

Yesterday

Sunday, blue sky blues
Limbs entwined, whispers of love
Backyard promises

Today

Crimson leaf falling
Softly, gently, letting go of
a summer of growth

Tomorrow

Precious bud, peeks through
fertile soil, nourished by ruins
of seasons gone by

Nantahala II

still surface broken
by a flick of a fishtail,
gobbling breakfast gnats

Nantahala I

rushing waters, swirl
past a throng of boulders, slick
with yesterday's algae

Texture

unshaven cheek rubs
kitten's tongue on fingertips
coins in pants pocket

In The Wild

A dusk sonata --
Its fallen prey still, warm, grand
Nearby, striped hunter breathes

To have a fresh start
embrace a future of hope
he said one word -- Yes

~~~

To escape a life
of pain and degradation
she said one word -- No

~~~

To build a world where
one plus one can equal one
they said one word -- Love

Live Water

dark murky depths crush
ocean brine puckers and stings
sightless creatures thrive

Listening

sanguine currents rush
over a back beat tempo --
carmen corpus

Raindrops

Under woolly grey skies
sparkling diamonds fall swiftly
on to a green felt earth

Smoke

Languid spirals drift up
blessed sage cleansing us all
bittersweet comforts

Sunday biking

Pedal fast and hard
up the hill 'round the corner --
wind through my pigtails

Farewells

Staying up past dawn
Immortal notions of youth
Smiles on a smooth face

~~~

last breath in my arms --
nestled in a hand-hewn box,
but snug in my heart