Friday, March 31, 2006,3:59 PM
air full of the scent

air full of the scent
of multicolor flowers-
funeral day
Thursday, March 30, 2006,6:54 PM
tornado siren
tornado siren
interrupts my dinner-
hello spring
I'm listening to one right now!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006,10:25 PM
colors of spring

colors of spring
cover winters carcass-
life after death
,10:23 PM
reading your letter
reading your letter
giving me false hope-
clouds bring in the night
,10:20 PM
mother yells out
the mother yells out
as the raindrops begin-
kids worst enemy
Tuesday, March 28, 2006,10:44 PM
rows of cars
rows of cars-
giving sympathy
to the living...
watched from the distance
with a quiet smile
,4:50 AM
evening stroll

evening stroll-
looking for treasure
in the gutter
Monday, March 27, 2006,10:14 PM
spring is late
spring is late..
looking at your
empty pillow
Sunday, March 26, 2006,11:43 PM
a squirrel watches

a squirrel watches
as I count the tulips
in the garden
Saturday, March 25, 2006,10:39 PM
holding the lid
holding the lid
with only two fingers-
self-serve gas station
Friday, March 24, 2006,11:06 PM
dead leaves
dead leaves
cover some new grass
in the spring ground-
looking at pictures of
autumn trees
,11:05 PM
celebrating warmth

celebrating warmth..
a robin hops across
my drive-in
Thursday, March 23, 2006,11:05 PM
counting the stars
counting the stars
in a cloudy cold night
with my eyes closed...
slowly forgetting the sound
of your voice
,11:02 PM
March afternoon

March afternoon-
flowers by the brook play a
watercolor fugue
Wednesday, March 22, 2006,11:05 PM
the park at night
the park at night
swallowed by darkness
and ghosts of children-
stretching out their first date
knowing it's their last
,11:01 PM
spring break
spring break-
the kids play baseball
wearing coats
Tuesday, March 21, 2006,11:42 PM
making the bed
making the bed
while listening to Bach's
St. Matthew Passion-
a child in the living room
plays chopsticks on a keyboard
Monday, March 20, 2006,11:03 PM
40th birthday

cleaning out the
closet of my youth..
40th birthday
,10:59 PM
winters last gasp

winters last gasp
in its Armageddon -
we know the ending
,10:11 PM
rocking chair swings
rocking chair swings
in the windy cold rain..
heavy quilt pulled close
Sunday, March 19, 2006,10:17 PM
inside an airplane
inside an airplane..
bonding with new friends
temporarily
Saturday, March 18, 2006,10:02 PM
floating high
floating high
above the clouds...
visiting the moon
(written while 37,000 feet over New Mexico tonight)
Friday, March 17, 2006,10:28 PM
evening stroll
evening stroll..
sidewalk thick with
jasmine scent
,7:58 PM
Camelback Mountain
Camelback Mountain
looms over the city...
not knowing its name
,7:47 PM
flying west
flying west
chasing the sun -
running from the moon
,7:37 PM
desert night
desert night...
pristine starry sky
steals the warmth
Tuesday, March 14, 2006,10:09 PM
Going to Phoenix
I'm leaving today to go to Phoenix, AZ. I won't be back until Saturday night. Hopefully I'll be able to post while I'm there, but I'm sure that I will get some great photos!
,10:07 PM
pink tulips

pink tulips stretch
above the daffodils -
watching the sunset
Monday, March 13, 2006,10:27 PM
afternoon walk

afternoon walk -
meandering thoughts
on a new path
Sunday, March 12, 2006,10:25 PM
tanning bed
tanning bed-
taking a shortcut
to summer
,10:21 PM
picture by a girl
picture by a girl
in King James Bible between
Luke and John
,10:17 PM
almost spring
almost spring-
testing tornado sirens
on a clear day
Saturday, March 11, 2006,11:27 PM
kitchen scissors

kitchen scissors -
a sworn enemy of
daffodills
,10:27 PM
the ark almost done
end of a week
of hard rain -
the ark almost done
,10:24 PM
old yard-work shoes
old yard-work shoes -
hard on the feet after
a dry winter
Friday, March 10, 2006,10:59 PM
flashing overhead - tanka

flashing overhead
with thunder from the west
counting them all,
the night we talked
until words were gone
,5:20 AM
counting my past lives
counting my past lives -
the teapot whistles
persistently
Wednesday, March 08, 2006,10:35 PM
noisy downspout

noisy downspout
accompanies the thunder -
and the snoring
,11:03 AM
haibun (behind the old school)
Feeling like an innocent bypasser he counts days on the calendar, wondering if there's some sort of a switch, knob, secret code or hidden key that would stop or (even better) reverse time...
behind the old school -
one side of the swing chain
lays on the ground
Tuesday, March 07, 2006,9:40 PM
late at night
late at night -hearing something walk byin the dead leaves
,9:34 PM
sitting outside
sitting outside
in an almost warm night -
spring's first flying bug
,5:32 PM
children's eyes

children's eyes
wander out the window -
teaching in March
Monday, March 06, 2006,11:06 PM
walking alone (tanka)
walking alone
in the forest
at twilight-
nocturnal animals
slowly awake
Sunday, March 05, 2006,10:32 PM
signs of spring
signs of spring
found in the night air -
scent of a skunk
Saturday, March 04, 2006,10:56 PM
early moon

early moon
floats in the west sky -
bathed in spring warmth
,3:59 PM
sunny afternoon

sunny afternoon -
birds declare spring to
the playing children
Friday, March 03, 2006,10:56 PM
walking barefoot

walking barefoot -
navigating through
winter's remnant
Thursday, March 02, 2006,10:36 PM
looking around

looking around -
overwhelmed by
nature's rebirth
this is the first picture of my 4th child
Wednesday, March 01, 2006,10:42 PM
crossing the river

crossing the river
with a smile - leaving
winter behind