bite crisp apple
bittersweet memory
taste of autumn childhood




just here

just here, just now
focus on stillness
calm mind, big space




fate

swallow flies over carefree meadow
sweeps left to meet windshield fate
arcs to rearview mirror asphalt landing




Maxwell Settlement, May 22, 1999

venus disappearing behind a hill
chorus of peepers
whip-poor-will




Megawatt smile

stops… megawatt smile..
straight from the heart
no reason, no guile




the pain

her long-dead mother
told her she hated her (in 1932)
the pain is still just under the surface




affirmation

we are not isolated egos
we are waves on the sea
of the present moment




alley wall

2 a.m. alley wall pee after stones ’72..
turn and watch 4 streams join
and flow down centre of pavement..
only the mescaline, but we 4 felt
it was something mystical, unifying --
even profound…




deep water

something about
‘deep water’…
fear inspiring.. but alluring




earl grey

brew earl grey 2 minutes
sugar. sip
transcend time and space




earwigs

earwigs on my pillow
mosquito-bitten knuckles
fitful, sweltering, summer, balcony slumber




feelings apocalyptic

monster, rolling, gray weather front
from Scarborough to downtown
feelings apocalyptic




love story

mentally challenged young woman smiles, as exits I-90 washroom stall
says, Hi!", holds out arms and embraces startled stranger, Julia, first in lineup
spontaneous and open Julia hugs her, pats her gently on the back, releases her
to her group and goes about her business… blessed




monuments

mankind’s folly:
building monuments
to impermanence




summer holiday

yellow half moon high over cedar silhouette
‘oh how I love Jesus,’ faintly across the water
beaver splash near far shoreline




t-ball girls

t-ball girls scramble after tumbling ball
cumulonimbus high in west
perfectly silver-rimmed by setting sun




two children

two children entranced
by lush underwater world sliding by under canoe..
imprinted for life!