A yawn at work

a post-lunch yawn
so
demoralizing

Sally Ride enters Eternity

Ride, Sallly
Ride
to Eternity

First swim at the Sea of Tranquility

while his parents gasp
a child enjoy his first swim
tranquility

Dark Knight, Darker Night - Aurora, CO

the noon day devil
refuses to wait
Aurora

Molting crab worries

much too nude
a molting crab frets
while its shell hardens

Cuban Tree Frog Courtship

she can't resist
his raspy crooning
and fly hors d'oeuvres

sunflowers

their brown eyes
sunflowers
childhood innocence

stray dog

its fur just hangs
over a rack of bones
a stray dog's hunger

Coat of many colors

hedge of croton
with red, yellow, and black leaves
Joseph's coat

Immigrants on the 4th of July

their eyes reflect
hard work and fireworks
immigrants on the 4th

4th of July

their eyes gaze upwards
at the colorful bursts
of fireworks