Thursday, July 28, 2005

these gathering clouds
on the edge of raining -
my simple sadness

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

fishermen gone
the river is wide again -
summer nightfall

old surgeon -
his eyes light up
talking carpentry

this any rainbow -
stare and it lasts forever
turn and it's gone

Monday, July 25, 2005

swimming again -
each time i hold my breath
good-bye, good-bye

Sunday, July 24, 2005

windy island -
every branch reaching
in one direction

Saturday, July 23, 2005

cold-blooded depths -
kick and cut the warm skin
of summer water

Thursday, July 21, 2005

wash rice, fetch water
walk my route to work -
you're leaving

morning walk -
collecting dewdrops
with my toes

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

these few mushrooms
you'd described to me
grow everywhere now

Sunday, July 17, 2005

floating world -
the raft of roots
the roll of reeds

Saturday, July 16, 2005

river bottom -
my bubbles swim
like jellyfish

Friday, July 15, 2005

write this down
shred the paper on a hill -
here is meaning

oh paper world
where are the verbs
of the dragonfly?

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

red skin slides round
lips pursed to receive
the whole radish

Monday, July 11, 2005

caught in hand
every raindrop is the same
every moment

dust and no rain
i miss you less
after lightning

Sunday, July 10, 2005

face down sunbathing
the children shout, the dock creaks
i wait for the splash

Saturday, July 09, 2005

full sun of july
i pause in passing shelter
one small cloud

Thursday, July 07, 2005

academic half day
the patterns of my papers
in creases on my cheeks

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

scenic viewpoint -
try this sunlit skinny dip
beyond the railing

summer day dreams
yellow float planes floating
by the other bank

Monday, July 04, 2005

evening roadside stop
a thousand miles from home
in either direction