Minus Tide Clams Haiku
Minus tide clams squirt
Tiny geysers salty drops
Seagulls swoop and sup
Killer Whales Puff
I heard them first.
Short puffs of air interrupting
thoughts and thimbleberry picking
on a quiet morning walk.
Even the eagles are “over it”!!!
My poem today: A wet white feather flaps over eagle’s eyes. His yellow beak frosted with each breath. Beady eyes search for scraps in the snow. It’s been a long winter huddled high in hemlock and spruce. He flies low over tide flats dreaming of...
Flannel Sheets
I burrow deep wrapped in soft blue flannel sheets. In the distance my high altitude alarm clock, Alaska Airlines 6am flight to Seattle. I burrow deeper. In forty-eight hours I will fly away on that same early flight, get my required Covid test and then head to Kona. A...
Vaccination
Scientists rallied to find a fast cure after all the suffering we had to endure. The government called it operation warp speed get those shots in their arms the mandate decreed. Moderna and Pfizer raced to the finish our fears and concerns they tried to diminish....
Dear Cello
Dear Cello, Your beauty bewilders. Such grace and poise carved from a tree. Tchaikovsky and Mozart wait beneath your spruce belly. You need only the pull of a horsehair bow or the pluck of a finger to release sonatas, suites, rhapsodies, concertos. I carefully draw a...
Birdie
It was a home birth In a big hot tub. She slid into warm water in the middle of the living room. Her brother and sister watched the miracle. As she took her first breath A bird flew through an open window right over the new baby. Sister Luna, age three, Shouted...
Desert Escape
Morning doves Sing me into the day. I walk early Before a punishing sun Sends me searching for shade. Late blooming cactus Catches my eye. Her red orange blossoms Defying the heat. Buttery yellow stamens Beckon buzzing bees. Clouds gather bringing Breezes and relief....
Cable Guy
"Mornin' ma'am." "Hi." How long will this take?" "Just five minutes to hook up the modem" "Ok, could you please wear a mask?" "Honey, don't you worry, I'm as healthy as a horse!" "But I am worried. I've known some pretty sick horses." "Hmmmm, for some reason...
Not Today
I want to write about loneliness.
But not today.
Today red geraniums on my porch
Lift their droopy heads to the thirsty hummingbird.
Sense of Smell
The year is 2020 and a global pandemic is killing off the old and sick. One of the symptoms is loss of smell. In the kitchen Bacon sizzles while Garlic and onions Transform in olive oil Aromatic chicken fries Rhubarb pie bakes Yes, I smell them all!! In the forest...