once the larvae have hatched how long can they survive without… each day I go forceps in hand to count the dead

wind tangled trees coiling across a yellow moon spiraling leaves surf-curled dunes

she watches him as if the fault were in her eyes poor shorn Sampson withered hands grip the canes that barely hold the frail reflect…

crumbling mortar and stone among the trees it stands alone morning glories creep upon the flo… the stair has fallen through the d… the music of summer is in the air

WINTER SHADOW / Feb 11, 2011 small white stones fall rattling to the ground a shadow keeps pace beside me through the groaning night

Tide tickling sun’s wake Under a thin skin of ice Beach disappearing

I have no family to care for my gr… who doesn’t care where I lay… for fourty years after an argument… which of us was bigger? in the course of our lives we bot…

There is an even-handed justice in… No senility forgiven, but caught a… Blood and flesh, bone and marrow To feed the life of another, And back to the earth that gave it…

Seagulls hovering Uneven hills encircle Tide pool reflection

Nature’s snowy gown Melts into a silky pool Spring’s passion awakes

my real name was Clarence but they always called me Dummy because they thought I was stupid I lived with my Mom and swept up… for a dollar a day ‘cause

I am a tree beside the water my ancient roots run deep and wide in Mother Earth as one body dies

the darkening hills a triumvirate of crows in the glowing gloom