dogs in the park

earthy eucalyptus, mulched
beneath my sandals,
as white dogs with black eyes
heave and pant
with long red tongues extended,
quivering

summer

rustle of dry grasses
beneath my open window
-my cat naps in the breeze

29 july

late summer days
my coffee cup
leaves a brown stain
of two circles

green

moss curls thickly
in cracked flagstones
along the rocky path
down to the shore.
i'm fighting the need
to posess you.

cafe

the paint on the walls
in the old cafe
has seen better days

bicycle

a blonde boy
on a bicycle
with yellow handles
reminds me of Norway

visual nature break

desert moon

desert road, stretched
under a pale moon -
a baby cotton-tail
lies flattened

red

black-suited,
the thin young man
with red helmet
sits upright on his moped
speeding by

24 july, 2011

scratching
pen on paper,
a mockingbird's
brittle nest:
twigs and branches
in my tree near the window -
then the silence, once
the neighbor's motor
stops and I can hear
it's sweet song

umbrella

my patio umbrella creaks
as the wind pushes it
slowly in circles

chimes

watering my garden
wind chimes tinkle
brushed by sunshine

yellow

a brief visit
by a hummingbird
with a yellow beak!
it collected nectar
from my orange zinnia

skin

along with
blue veins
my ankles
have a pulse
(and thin skin)

spider

Delicate spider tentacles
waver, like sea anemones
at the bottom
of my
beloved
blue
cup

http://instagr.am/p/IU_zU/

22 july, 2011

each note
helps slow my breathing
i cup my hands
they smell
of lavender

21 july, 2011

On my tongue, tart strawberries and sweet blueberries squashed, contrasting bitter feta cheese.  It's my favorite lunch:  chicken-berry salad, but not today;  I can't finish. I've lost my appetite - I wish I knew how to help you.  Today there's a stone in my stomach.

20 july, 2011

Cool wind sweeps across the concrete plaza, ruffling my dress.  I'm sitting on a hard, steel patio chair, breathing deeply, listening, as the shrill laughter of young girls pierces the silence that sweeps from the arid canyon beyond that is full of scrub brush and birds.  This is my first small stone.