Written in Salinas

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

More 8/5/14

Heavy clouds hang
in gray skies unmoving.
May the rain come!

8/20/14

Dreary skies shine gray.
Muggy air presses down, but a
brown dove soars up, up.

5/17/14

Yellow moon, lighting
dark sky. No birdsong until
morning sun appears.

Example

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

Poppies in March

Yellow flowers closed
to a gray, threatening sky.
Roots drink; petals grow.

Written Yesterday

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

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.

Across grey skies is
written the tale of our times:
Machined Relief.

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.

All Written in May

Behind my eyes, hot
tears readily prick, then run,
trailing lines of salt.

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Summer’s confusion:
Rosemary bushes reach for sun,
finding only sky.

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Especially for Ash

Awake or asleep,
cats express disdain too well—
or is it ennui?

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Peace eludes me.
My heart is too heavy for this
wintery summer.