lesser tyrannies

kitty and squirrel
have made friends in the driveway
see how they frolic

one tail is bushy
the other a silky swish
tumbling in gravel

lesser tyrannies
are cropping up between them
who gets the puddle?

requiem for a mouse

he cannot resist
the lure of peanut butter
my small opponent

music to my ears
the snap of a wooden trap
soft gray silky fur

his face is so cute
too bad he poops everywhere
a mouse dies tonight

the flower and I

see how the flower

bending toward the morning light

sparkles with dew drops

please stop noticing

these vulnerable longings

all over my face

while running

pinatas for sale
candy-filled papier mache
hanging on a porch

just before daybreak
a star whispers to the moon
you have tipped over

cool wet grass bending
under my new running shoes
I kick my heels up

morning sky

bird songs competing
with the roar of morning cars
who will win the race?

damp gravel crunches
my shoes get coated by dew
morning smells so fresh

pale sky glows so white
sun peeks around a building
here comes the blue now

sometimes my
imagination
doesn't work