Saturday bike-u

green expanse
turns out to be more like
a rainbow

straddling the line
disoriented turtle
let me help you cross




I’m faster than the
butterfly, but it’s faster
than my camera

brilliant flash of white
a sand hill crane caught my eye
way across the field




now my sigg
has a better view
for the ride

it is true
small things excite me
new bike pack

my ass spends
a lot of time here
heart-shaped friend



standing there
an invitation
to know self

grandmothers move it

matriarchal pace
two grandmothers smile & nod
elegant posture

have medicine will travel

roadside medicine

abundance for our healing

go slowly and see

Hey St. John

summer picking gives

winter cheer

astringent seeds are

implantation prevention

Queen Anne's Lace discerns

precious pink soapwort

wash my dishes, hands or clothes

sexy saponins

yellow dock

purification

for organs

sweet berries

pause, say thanks & eat

be nourished

make a plantain plaster

chew the leaves until they're mush

de-itchify me

roar of the lion

disrespected king of weeds

good for my liver

Where the wild things are

a small flock of birds
rose from last night’s puddle in
symphonic lift-off


I raced the ground hog
and kicked his furry ass
with my longer legs

the rusty metal
with mysterious blue wires
somehow caught my eye

each image captured
proves my dominance over
mosquito forces

message from
my heart was found nailed
to a tree

advice to chipmunk
who barely avoided my wheels:
look before crossing

who can doubt
the amazing power
of green things?

raspberries
are well guarded by
leaves of three

dry portage
around fallen trees
on the path

sweet lavender vetch
interrupts the green expanse
urges me to rest

with all this beauty
surrounding, enfolding me
how could I feel sad?

ancient train song fades
creosote fertilizes
dying beams give life

hearts & flowers

glowing perspective
captured lying on my back
perfect heart shaped leaves


catalpa's first blooms
tease me with sweet promises
of lushness to come

ridin' again

across the way see

a spotted fawn pacing me

then pulling ahead

tunnel of green light

vine encrusted trees provide

sweet lacy shadows

music shares the ride

guided by drum boogaloo

now my pedals fly

on the bike trail

spanning the bike path
a glittering spider web
I duck, leave it whole

marveling at this
fragile feat of construction
a new view of strength

dead trees emerge
from glassy water’s surface
like Roman columns

yesterday's rainstorms
left puddles, mud and debris
some is now on me