black kid, violin

black kid, violin,
beethoven for a buck, man:
concrete concert hall

downtown, soaring sky

downtown, soaring sky,
sparkling swirl of city lights:
fluorescent sunset

bright night, baseball game

bright night, baseball game,
sweet, salty summer goodbye:
"cold beer, peanuts here!"

hammock, summer sway

hammock, summer sway,
my daughter rests on my chest
twirls her sun brown curls

twilight blue lit leaves

twilight blue lit leaves
still beneath the starless sky
day gives way to night

summer morning fog

summer morning fog:
hills disappear in the mist
of steamed white sunrise

roadside, homeless man

roadside, homeless man
composing words on cardboard
in bold black letters

summer, lazy rain

summer, lazy rain
falls from cloudless, bright blue sky
sun watered rainbow

dead leaves in the grass

dead leaves in the grass
mud-bronzed autumnal fossils
mowed beneath to dust

high dive, sky blue leap

high dive, sky blue leap
little legs tucked and trembling --
freefall, cannonball!

summer sidewalk chalk

summer sidewalk chalk:
color joy, smudged hands engrave
the cracking concrete

white paper birch tree

white paper birch tree,
little fingers peeling bark:
unraveled wonder

jogging at daybreak

jogging at daybreak
sun rising behind a veil
of white, rain-glazed dawn

fireworks in rain

fireworks in rain:
streaming showers of color
ignite shrouds of mist

tree hedged country lane

tree hedged country lane
rusted red tractor carries
stacks of sun hued hay