10/25/2020

Feathery crane

stalks the grey sand 

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Blue water--

a lone sandpiper

and many gulls.

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Far off laughter

bright yellow sun, 

bright blue water.

The beauty of seagulls...

The beauty of seagulls—
often obscured by trash and french fries in parking lots—
But here! 
Dots on blue green waves, 
heads tucked into white feathers, 
sleeping circles on brown sand.

Written in Salinas

Expanse of blue--
rows and rows of garlic,
green and fragrant.

Written yesterday

Sunny cold:--
a flock of white polka dots 
over blue waters.


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Ah! Finally warm!
I hope I remember this 
when the bill comes.

Why keep living?

Why keep living?
Well... There're those blue flowers
on the rosemary, for a start.

Example

You are my braird:
new, leafy green reaching for
blue skies, full of hope.

Written Yesterday

Small birds soar across
Morning’s Eastern orange glow,
promising blue skies.

Tall, white crane

Tall, white crane; long, brown
reeds muddy the blue water--
Unseeing cars pass.

A Few Haiku

Sun presses its face
against gray clouds-- afternoons
this May are so cold.


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Clouds of varied shades
of blue and white -- towering
puffs! They seem like God.



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Outlines of palm trees
warm gray in the Spring blue sky--
a white gull passes.



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Cheerful round finch hops
here and there, nestling in dirt,
flying up to sky.


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In my mouth the taste
is bitter. Searching my heart,
I found self-pity.

One of the Nicest Things I've Seen in Weeks

Deep blue waters, sky
of grey -- the crane's feathers shine
bright white against them.

Obviously Written Awhile Ago Since We've Not Had Blue Skies in Weeks

The blue sky, the swirl
of the moon, the green of the
hills -- Daytime Moonrise.

Not Sure When I Wrote These

Cormorant perched on
twisted metal preens its black
feathers in the sun.

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Morning fog obscures
outlines of trees until sun’s
bright light penetrates.

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Blue waters rise and
fall with white foam as cranes fly
across graying skies.


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The sound of blue waves,
the sight of free cranes in the
sky – these soothe my heart.