Where does the sky end

where does the sky end

and the rain-glossed road begin

on the horizon?

just above the trees

just above the trees
a swell of colorless clouds
weeping and gnashing

I am thankful for

I am thankful for
the peace that floods this old house
just before we sleep

black jet, silhouette

black jet, silhouette
piercing the pink morning sky
elegant splinter

covered in red leaves

covered in red leaves
abandoned station wagon
given dignity

Krispy Kreme doughnut

Krispy Kreme doughnut
given to me by my son
a gourmet breakfast

the day Jesus wept

the day Jesus wept
was it raining like today?
tear glazed autumn leaves

bleary morning rain

bleary morning rain
street lamps light the way to work
for hurried drivers

Stealing from Williams

so much depends on
a rusting, white pickup truck
beside a red barn

like liquid diamond

like liquid diamond

sunlight spills across the lake

while my son fishes

Stealing from Shakespeare

shall I compare thee
to an Autumn day? Thou art
more fierce in beauty

the lottery

the stubbled old man

holds close his lotto ticket

shielding it from rain

must I really die?

must I really die?
the sleepy trees nod, but wink:
you'll be born again

the leaves will not wait

the leaves will not wait
for me to leave work tonight
they blush and move on

the guys from the morgue

the guys from the morgue
step on the elevator
wearing cheap, starched suits

autumn morning fog

autumn morning fog
a lithe, white phantom roaming
hushed hills & valleys

ever chase a dream

ever chase a dream
till it slipped away up stream?
just let it go, friend

song stuck in your head?

Song stuck in your head?
Take two tylenol and rest.
If all else fails: sing!

Summer's last night

the carousel slows
& the lights & laughter fade
into summer night

braced by metal canes

braced by metal canes
a young man climbs the stairwell
seeking no pity

what would you find there

what would you find there
were you brave enough to step
into the unknown?

lifeless grasshopper

lifeless grasshopper
laid to rest on concrete steps
far away from home

Wrong, Dr. Hawking

Wrong, Dr. Hawking:
Physics can’t disprove a God
Whom it can’t define

Black holes

If black holes stop time
How I'd like to visit one
Lose my shoes and rest

Nature, too, rebels

Nature, too, rebels
lashing out in blackened wind
twisting life to death

spring night, swirling snow

spring night, swirling snow
standing beneath the lamp post
searching for Tumnus

dog in the front seat

dog in the front seat
eyeing the passing landscape
with nose pressed to glass

driving through a storm

driving through a storm
my son with a carefree smile
while my hands tremble

full moon, winter white

full moon, winter white
a gem in the clear, black sky
carved with precision

eternity is...

eternity is
waiting for my dog to shit
on a winter night

where winter fields fade

where winter fields fade
trees in mourning pierce the mist
silent, gnarled ghosts

January rain

January rain
teary first birth pang for Spring
as Winter labors

A blanketed mare

A blanketed mare
Solitary in the snow
Breathing little clouds

chalky sycamores

chalky sycamores
earthen aborigines
locked in primal dance