after the rain
the rust-colored feathers
of a robin
June bugs
still
dreaming
sparkle in the water
where a dragonfly
fell
white moth
asks
the next flower
petals
falling from the moon --
white moths
hummingbird
flashing past the porch light
back into darkness
the deep dark red of my heart
roses
in starlight
up for hours
watching the night
fade to you
I give my rage
to the sky
where it becomes
such a tiny
thing
these open hearts
lined up along the walk --
petunias
up on the doghouse
barking a little closer
to the moon
waves of you
sandcastle
of me
the way the rain
and my dreams stop
(so I will remember...)
jumping down the steps
no hand on the rail --
butterfly
warm shower
all your fingerprints
gone
no temple bells
in this neighborhood
I listen
to the sparrows
ringing...
stone dragon
breathing sunset
at passing cars
high above my head
a hummingbird
races twilight home
stems in the sky
where you cut
the prettiest stars
I turn off the porch light
and release the moths
back to the night
when the crickets stop...
the sound of cicadas
digging their way out
bats circling
around the streetlight
trying to catch the moon