
an egret flares
to a dramatic landing
in a sunny grass patch.

an egret flares
to a dramatic landing
in a sunny grass patch.

a muscular tree
poses with limbs outstretched;
shrubs are unimpressed.

twisted root piles
stretch across the walkway,
reaching like amoeba.

deep in winter,
the blue water makes it
Caribbean summer.

the sunny side
of the mountain falls into
a cloud’s shadow.

the last few leaves
tenaciously hang on
into mid-winter.

even the small mountains
hide their tops in the clouds:
rainy winter day.

prayer placards
ring a Chinese banyan:
weathered wishes hanging.

roots held up the wall;
the wall supports the tree.
now, they’re one & same.

the moon is hazy;
whether it’s the clouds or
my mind, I can’t say.