Hometown

Back east, the skies are
clearing, blue unending. Cool
dampness. Leaves changing.

San Diego fire 13 – Lucky

Miraculous. Fire
missed Anne’s house. She’s back at home.
The worst thing now – smoke.

Serendipity

Kindred spirits drift
within the net and sometimes
meet by accident.

San Diego fire 4 – Remembering Del Rio Road

We visited once.
Soaked in your hot tub under
the lemon tree’s shade.

Can’t sleep 4

Staying up all night
is the new black. I wear it
and dance until dawn.

See sun’s end

We’ve shut the windows.
Pulled out sweaters, pulled on socks.
A fall admission.

Autumn entourage

Cold rain heralded
her return. Killing frost trails
her, biding his time.

Unseasonable

mother nature’s miss
taken october for jewel
eye’s endless summer.

Transformed

Foggy days. The shroud
of mystery that veils our
ordinary lives.

Midnight

Home from the party
they’re luminous like fireflies
settling down to sleep.