June 24th-30th, 2013

June 24th, 2013

Tonight clouds concealed her beautiful face

but last night~ oh how she glowed

full and perfect she rose into a velvet sky

tree tops reaching as if to embrace her

she rose higher~ higher yet~ spilling silver

annoiting woodlands and garden

silently we stood~mesmerized by her beauty
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June 25^th, 2013

Summer Rain

fine steady mist moistening the air

brief respite from hot days

we sip tea ~hands wrapped around our mugs

gazing out at the cool morning

filled with gratitude for this rare gift

Summer Rain

#2

Tender slices of Apricot Kuchen

fresh from the oven

jaunty dollop of

whipped cream adorning it

melting delicately on the tongue

SIGH

June 26th, 2013

Cowboy's line shack or old homestead

how many years have you endured?

Nestled beneath towering power lines

timeless reminder of a not so distant past

no doubt your occupants read by lantern light

and rode to town for necessities.

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June 27th, 2013

Early morning

I stand quietly

Birdsong welcomes the rising sun

Little Fox runs wild across the creek

I breathe

dark dream's weight lifts

flies away on sun-kissed wings

I smile

June 28th, 2013

Once mighty oak

casts it's shadow

into the creek

reduced in size

yet still alive

does it see the change

or does tree memory

complete the shadow

to make it whole again
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June 29th, 2013

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Six Word Saturday

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Cool morning start

Extreme heat wins
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#2

Our garden

green oasis

cool illusion

June 30th, 2013

Doing dishes, hands draw patterns

with soapy sponge, erasing meals

I daydream while Ming winds silky

figure eights around my legs~ so soft

blissfully purring~ a quiet moment

before her endless quest of exploring

all things UP resumes once again 

June 17th-23rd, 2013

June 17^th, 2013

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Minimal Monday

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I see you !!

June 18th, 2013

Aerial Ballet

lush colors sing

dark velvet butterfly

delicately sipping nectar

~~~

June 19th, 2013

White, fragrant sphere

hosts Bee and Bumble Bee

dressed in their velvety best

they dance ~humming

gathering sweet nectar

sipping from white trumpets

extracting the treasure within

June 20th, 2013

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Waxing moon~like a baroque pearl

not perfectly rounded~yet stunning

milky luminessence~against a lapis lazuli sky

inky branches gently cradle her beauty
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June 21st, 2013

Summer Solstice

season's wheel slowly turning

toward shorter days

and longer nights

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Inhaling the rich fragrance

of these warm, languid

days and nights of deep summer

hoarding them, tucking them away

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Celebrating each golden day

savoring star-filled nights

blooms and cricket song

for the wheel shall turn again

June 22nd, 2013

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Six Word Saturday

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Desert Landscape

my creation

I smile

June 23rd, 2013

Under summer's cruel, drying rays

roses faint and curl~ buds crisp by noon

Now you wake~shaking out your crepe skirts

popping from shiny pods~ spilling in delightful ruffles

vivid colors aglow~brightened the tired garden

making hearts sing and bees hum

June 10th-16th, 2013

June 10^th, 2013

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Minimal Monday 

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Tiny tadpole

growing legs

Minimal Monday #2

Morning Fox

Thunder Rumbles

June 11^th, 2013

This stone is based on a story told me by the Nursery Man I bought my Daylily from, no doubt a fable, but I liked it. The Monastery I speak of is near us, in a tiny town called Vina.

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Created by a Brother

at the Monastery of New Clairveaux

he chose to name you "Fire Drake"

upon first seeing your fiery face unfold

~

He is long gone now ~to his heavenly reward

yet you remain ~ blooming each year

I think of him~enjoying his legacy

vibrantly alive~deep red embers

burning bright~speaking of Dragon's fire

Ming Dragon

No longer gentle, fearful Ming-Ming

you lay like a guarding dragon

claiming a space near the front door

eyes half closed ~waiting~then suddenly

springing to life as the door opens

hapless dogs~ joyfully spilling out

~

Pale blue eyes grow large and fierce

you terrorize them as they race by

they panic ~watching you turn

from snoozing cat to dangerous foe

magically doubling in size

deep growl in your throat~ready to spit fire

~

We hurry them on, out of harms way

you settle once more~transforming from dragon to cat

delicately licking your sharp claws

then drifting off again, serpent like tail undulating

tapping out a victory song

June 13^th, 2013

Every dark cloud has a silver lining

so dig deep, look for the strength

it's there, just beneath the negative

messages echoing in your ears

those internal voices singing siren songs of

“You're not good enough, strong enough

tall enough, smart enough, brave enough!”

Drown them out, sing songs of joy

let your inner light shine!!

~

June 14^th, 2013

I sit quietly

across the creek

solitary crow hops

catching his dinner

Grasshoppers a la carte

June 15^th, 2013

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Six Word Saturday

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Deepest shade

Beauty emerges

shining bright

June 16th, 2013

Evening Ritual

In this arid clime we make our own summer rain

Rooftop sprinklers circle ~filling the air with moisture

keeping us safe in case of fire~ easing our breathing

making bearable the most torrid summer days

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We're not alone in savoring the moist, freshened air

within moments we're joined by flocks of birds

eager to enjoy the delightful, new world they find

turned from hot and dry to moist and delightful

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Trees and Bushes~ now alive with jubilant song

Robins singing whole arias~odes of joy no doubt

Wings are fluttering~ bodies are quivering

rainbowed droplets fly as they fluff and preen

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Evening bath observed~ thirst quenched

silence returns to the canyon~they're gone

We sit, breathing deeply, savoring the moist air

last droplets hit the ground~our "storm" has passed

Father's Day, 2013

Papa

Gone~but never forgotten

your genes live on~

I write!!

June 1st-9th, 2013

June 1^st, 2013

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Six Word Saturday

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Stray reaches out

contact is made

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A wounded stray appeared

Gumpy's replacement

courtesy of the Universe

Not sure what ails this

lovely Lynx PointSiamese

head always a-tilt as if inquiring

We don't know what happened

but we'll see it through

gaining her trust~kind words, furtive touches

Rescue Remedy in every meal

today she emerged briefly out of hiding

explored~looked at the fish

then fled, back to her hidey hole

she sees the bowls in my hand

gives a faint meow~ first words

nose pokes out, she peers up, head a-tilt

scanning for danger~then slowly

approaching the dishes, watching me

gulping her food~ slurping the milk

Ming-Ming will be her name

we'll keep her because few

want damaged goods so she'll

be ours~ filling an empty space

I guess Gumpy must have send her

knowing she'll be in good hands here.. 
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June 2^nd, 2013

It's barely June

already we feel Summer's hot breath

Celestial dragon exhaling

scorching Spring's green

leaving rosebuds crisp

never to unfold and delight

Yet we count our blessings

we do not have to watch the sky

for tornadoes bringing death

nor floods washing us and ours away

our enemy is Fire Dragon

one careless spark is all it takes

June 3^rd, 2013

Gilded morning sunlight

spills into the canyon

birdsong fills the air

June 4th, 2013

Blue~eyed

Silky head~butts

delighted twitchy tail

Ming~Ming's warm morning greeting

TRUST

June 5^th, 2013

Silvery spheres

alive with bees
onions gone to seed
~

June 6^th, 2013

Blackbirds flying by the hundreds

First appearing like wisps of smoke

then turning~transforming

into a black lace mantilla

undulating in a pale blue sky

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Six Word Saturday

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Merciless sun

bakes everything

beneath it

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Stone #2

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SUN ~ giver of life and light

today turned vengeful golden goddess

we bow to her power and shield our eyes

against her savage rays~yearning for sunset

June 9th, 2013

This morning

a paler, kinder sun rises

cool air greets us

we breathe deeply

Day Lily opens

her golden heart joyfully

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Minimal Monday

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Golden heart

we smile