sunset and moonrise

sunset and moonrise:
orange and white, full circle,
balance is beauty

august morning chill

august morning chill,
mist of mid-summer night's dream,
fall arrives unseen

lavender last light

lavender last light
"the first falling star, my love,"
bewitched night beauty

waxed green-gold cornstalks

waxed green-gold cornstalks
collective bend in the wind,
waving without end

beauty and the boy

beauty and the boy
new shoes, backpacks - happy rain -
time marches, school starts...

night breeze, summer sigh

night breeze, summer sigh,
stars obscured by moving clouds,
silent passersby

Black Clouds

Yesterday was my 5yr old's first day at school. She looked scared. It made me think about what this whole experience must be like for her. She has no idea what to expect. Her parents, the two people she trusts, are ushering her into a vehicle full of kids she dosen't know. They're all bigger than her and are still young enough to think it's ok to stare at people. Man. How could we do this to her?

Black clouds billow from
yellow beast full of strangers.
Tiny feet, large steps.

Black clouds, yellow beast
Small feet climb black rubber steps
Head back. Wings out. Soar.

sturgeon moon, reddish loom

sturgeon moon, reddish loom,
low glow above black fenced fields:
waning summer fade

blackened clouds billow

blackened clouds billow,
darkened surge dissolving day
into morning-night