i miss autumn

a single yellow leaf flutters to the ground from the lush green tree.

a moment of thanks

rice, beans, tortilla
a simple meal
enriched by appreciation

after the rain

I lie on the bench in the park in full afternoon sun, feel the heat on my skin, the light shines through my closed eyelids. A lazy, languid breeze stirs my hair.

Suddenly, a cricket warbles.

I laugh.

I know how he feels.

bad mood

buttercup butterfly butts in

survival over trust

I gently call to the orange tabby across the street, but it just looks at me with terrified eyes.  Disappearing down a drain pipe with a whispering swish of its tail, my heart breaks for the life it must have known.

spider chrysanthemum

first thing I see this morning is the centre-piece of my flower arrangement in a heap of pale purple petals on the grey fleece table cover.

concrete walls topped with coiled barbed wire surround the apartment
a hummingbird's delicate feet find a place between the metal spurs
her colors are lost against the gray morning sky
a black, songless profile
beak sharp as the twisted metal