Rinconada Pool in December

That silky pool was my escape.
Filled with sky and sun
I pulled and pulled
Endlessly gliding from wall to wall
Only occasionally noting
redwood trees
slatted fencing
and the slow moving swimmer
in the lane next to me


December 2011 Palo Alto, CA.

Waverider's Lament


Quick September slip slides by
Swallowed by a cloud filled sky
Those of us who ride the waves
Lament each passing darker day
Reluctantly we pack away
Towels and chairs, but still we crave
Salty wetness swirling round
Foam and speed and rythmic sound
Sand and spray and sun galore
Rising waves forever more


Wakefield, RI
early October 2011

UW Arboretum

Yellow flutters mid the green
Specks of blue squeeze in between
Lean black trunks rise overhead
Sumac wears her finest red

Madison, WI
October 5, 2011

Mr. Happy


I know a boy named Mr. Happy
He makes his arms go flippy flappy
Sometimes he takes a nippy nappy
Theo's that boy, Mr. Happy


June 2010
Wakefield, RI

To Theo on his 2nd. Birthday

Two years ago
I stared thru glass
mesmorized by your arms and legs
long black hair and
perfectness.
I watched the nurse
scrub your skin
and measure your length.
Except for a diaper
you were naked
eyes still closed
but eager to begin
life.
Amazing


18 January 2010
(Palo Alto, California)

13 October 2009

Two boys crouched
shoulder to shoulder,
leaning across
a flooded gutter

heads down
hands in the warm water

oblivious to rain
streaming off their hoods
or wet shoes
or passing cars
or...

Lost to this world
they huddled

carefully damming the flow
with prickery balls
from nearby trees

and gazed longingly
at tiny leaves
cutting across
their lake


13 October 2009
(Palo Alto, CA)

Mollie


My fireball friend
cannot stop the ravages of
ninety-nine years


I see her decline
and wish a miracle drug
could restore her light



8/16/09