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#292
Tuesday, October 18, 2005

[Amanita muscaria]

Up out of darkness
a magic mushroom appears
filled with inner light

#291
Monday, October 17, 2005

[Dragonfly Duet]

As the summer fades
dragonflies dance together
locked in loving flight

Dragonfly Duet
[360 degree view]

#290
Sunday, October 16, 2005

[Manifestations]

The sleek black panther
stopped by the side of the road
stared at us -- was gone

#289
Saturday, October 15, 2005

[Bracken]

Ferns running riot
explosions of yellow leaves
blaze in the woodlands

#288
Friday, October 14, 2005

[Getting in Wood]

Upstream the beaver
stuffs his shed with popple sticks
while we stack firewood

#287
Thursday, October 13, 2005

[Woodpile Icarus]

Like Brueghel's plowman
surrounded by tragedies
we keep on plowing

#286
Wednesday, October 12, 2005

[Crazed Colors]

Roadsides are in bronze
with flares of red and orange
going round the bend

[Down by Dock]

Abandoned dingy
grass sprouting up through the seams
summer is over

#284
Monday, October 10, 2005

[Falling Colors]

Wet litter of leaves
scattered beneath yellow trees
clinging to our boots

#283
Sunday, October 9, 2005

[More Water]

Hard rain pouring down
kingfisher's liquid piping
over the drowned skiffs

#282
Saturday, October 8, 2005

[Fire and Water]

Fog along the coast
hot sun burning downriver
bay light brightening

#281
Friday, October 7, 2005

[Rogue Plant]

The world of flowers
so O'Keefe and ladylike
must be shocked by mullein

#280
Thursday, October 6, 2005

[Refugee]

Startled by gunfire
a great blue heron lifts off
and glides down the wind

#279
October 5, 2005

[Cicero's Paradox]

Two crows bickering
over a shiny bauble
make the same croaking

#278
Tuesday, October 4, 2005

[Scouting for Ducks]

A gunning float skims
across the morning stillness
in heightened alert

#277
Monday, October 3, 2005

[October Morning]

Gunfire at dawn
a panicked beating of wings
teal in a dog's mouth

[Swamp Color]

In the low places
where the midnight cold collects
the trees are turning

#275
Saturday, October 1, 2005

[Planting Cloves]

Thick scent of garlic
and the smell of broken ground
mingled together

#274
Friday, September 30, 2005

[Stargazing]

Sparks in the darkness
patterning the flow of time
ever so slowly

#273
Thursday, September 29, 2005

[Naked Art]

Sometimes the forest
is hidden among the trees
and we stand too close

#272
Wednesday, September 28, 2005

[Mesclun Factory]

Perfect rows of green
patterning the fat flood plain
a salad machine

#271
Tuesday, September 27, 2005

[Fanfare]

One piercing horn note
cutting through the daily din
lifting us higher

#270
Monday, September 26, 2005

[Calm]

A morning stillness
reflects shifting shades of gray
my mind is empty

#269
Sunday, September 25, 2005

[Local Romance]

Angie fed us lunch
Justin rocked and rolled us
we cheer at their wedding

#268
Saturday, September 24, 2005

[Bath Exit]

The sign has come down
another episode ends
it's time to move on

#267
Friday, September 23, 2005

[Understanding]

Groping in the dark
searching for the shape of things
and a spark of light

#266
Thursday, September 22, 2005

[Weird Eddy]

Turbulent currents
colliding where rivers meet
set us in a spin

#265
Wednesday, September 21, 2005

[Daily rituals]

Laundry on the line
the squealing of a pully
sunshine offerings

#264
Tuesday, September 20, 2005

[September Serenade]

The lawn is alive
with scads of chirping crickets
jumping which a way

#263
Monday, September 19, 2005

[Song Birds]

Across the divide
between our separate selves
the music can move