May 24, 2016: Stormy

Rain’s

wash

softens the edges

of the storm’s 

billowing watercolor

clouds

smoothing their brooding threat

into gray satin pillows

May 16, 2016: Scent Memory

Honeysuckle perfume

transports me

to childhood

blossoms 

transforming

chain link fence

into a patchwork

of petals

accented 

with glossy green

remembering 

sucking out

the sweetness

of California

spring 

Drift

Petals
like snowflakes
or grains of sand
drift
conforming
to the curve
of the breeze

May Day

Our words

personify nature

with our joy

fountains play

leaves dance

rushing waters

laugh

as they tumble

over rocks

Lady Sun smiles

indulgent 

of our wondering

delight 

Early morning between April showers

The ecstatic trill

of a solitary

songbird

pierces the sky

as billowing clouds

promise

more rain

more green

Greening

New leaves
translucent
pale green
not fragile
fresh
vivid
tenacious

Return of Lady Sun

Lady Sun

spreads her dazzling

blue mantle

gilded with

diamond rays

We bask

beneath its canopy 

of warmth

and renewal