DAY FOUR: FLEETINGLY SEEN

FLEETINGLY SEEN

In a sea of shades of green:
emerald, jade, moss -
it is surprising how easily
they are able to camouflage
themselves.
But, buff-coloured bodies,
tails as white as milk,
large ears outlined
as if with charcoal-
somehow are here and gone,
in a twitch.

DAY THREE: UNEXPECTED IN A PARKADE

UNEXPECTED IN A PARKADE

It is silent and cool in the parkade
when I go to pull out of my spot,
I see the outline of a bird sitting
on a wire outside the structure
I take a photo through my window.
Some trick of optics makes the
crow appear enormous when I upload
the photo to my computer.

Day 2 Awake August BLACK PUG AGING

Amber eyes still bright in fast graying mug
Cotton-candy pink tongue peeks out

I WILL BE GETTING CAUGHT UP ... BUT STARTING TODAY AUGUST 10th

WORRYING ABOUT THE WRONG THINGS

Sipping iced water, my neighbour and I relax into afternoon on our deck. All I see is the rotting boards, the nails popping out, or missing. She tells me how much she loves our pots of flowers - wonders how we get them to bloom like this.