in the driving rain
under cover of the bridge
motorcycle cop
moment of serenity
before the busyness starts
Category: tanka
2016.06.13: pursuit
in the morning sun
old man runs wearing only
red shorts and ball cap
mouth ajar gasping for breath
his youth eludes him again
2016.06.12: cedar pickets
shadow moves in yard
squirrel along top of fence
linking elm to oak
what was built to separate
used to extend boundaries
2016.06.08: conscious
river flowing full
steel & rubber o’er concrete
third eye opens wide
seeing streams of air and blood
feeding body, mind, and soul
2016.06.07: then & now
gathered around fire
marveling at the distant stars
changeless in eons
then someone points with phone app
night sky comes alive with names
Longing For Water 