leaves floating turn'd brown dropp'd rottings mulch'd cyclings smile poems dress'd nak'dness lost generation babes purg'd lost kaput matthu all my haiku gone flowers bloom a'new calm trickl'd o'er rocks zen gardens poets lips dry'd parch'd rivers swell swallow'd left her sitting on its bank smiling o'er tea cup combing meadows hair warm wind plays 'mong buttercups waits meadowlarks song stoop'd o'er cup pot pour'd blue swallow'd skys stormy scent ocean belch'd forth doves filling in the blanks fear turns faces haunt'd mirrors homeless reflections inside here i was a'sleep dreams wings twist'n stretch'n flitt'd break'd thin chrysalis leave me naked 'neath wrap me 'round meadows laughter warm'd suns faithful kiss deeper further in untouch'd winters icy grip one doves seed sprout'd flow'rd lash'd them into place worn a'sparkly a'glitter'd stars nights earlobes old friends and new thoughts drift'n 'pon leaves trickl'd rivulets chirps lost in flute song jasmin'd bloss'md fields tipp'd mist'd calms rippl'd plucks scenting sky tears plink! poets cup swirl'd 'pon toes through night pirouettes 'hind darks curtain glitter'd tutus stars ticks tocks heard tapp'd knocks lightly danc'd 'pon pane giggl'd soft sweetly wink'd to play all talking at once trees gracious bow winds tipp'd hat rivulets tricklings opens my door spring o'er my doorstep smiles fat black fly sun bathes 'pon leaf plinks springs puddle song drips ole eaves her instruments shake her trees robins blue touches 'neath white discriminating dresser morn steps through sunlight beady eyed shin'd black loot in tow clever trickster e'en as the crow flies late afternoon sky spills pink ribbon'd horizon rice cooker steaming smothers chill kindness falls sweet scented mothers hair softed touch petals meadowlark 'pon heart soft lullaby darkest night 'lights snapp'd twig friendship hides in wet mulch'd leaves 'twixt naked limbs cherry tree whose budd'd eyes glimpse spring snore creeps past whiskers 'cross book spines dust'd crouch'd it leaps dreams a'prowl ole cat squints tightly squeezes smiles twinkly a'pleasur'd - same eye same measure dresses for the hunt tugs at her li'l red wagon antique sun dial lifts she high drains it e'en to dregs one cup be hers finish well then go crawl out burrow'd dream wee cat'erpillow'd cozy flew 'way 'pon new wings grace softens her glance believe ones eyes grow kinder than house of mirrors wind tosses her hair cross white chill promises eyes skys cheek oceans kiss birds display to mate plumage chest puffing coos moves kinda same as men night uplifts her hands tracks rabbits down trails leaves plump her caterpillars little buds compete place your bets 'round cherry tree leaves or blossoms first dresses prettily white giggles off lanky limbs cherry tree greets spring 'fore days soft chin falls slips 'way 'hind horizon - a hot cup of tea nurture a flower delight in her sweet blossoms one must know oneself what a commotion sun rises orcas play catch proven on porpoise meadows morning dew drips skys weeping 'pon her hair li'l creatures kiss dry e'en pretend does love some dare not play cheat with truth a fence keeps their eyes fluffs quilts indigo star sewn seams stitch twinkly light moon plays fish with dreams we squeeze emptied through not camel needles eyes - frail friend heart stays 'hind she sits tosses crumbs feed her dreams chirp birds coo doves they lend her their wings she hears them laughin' 'cept one's all bent out'a shape daffodils in rain so lace -like patterns press'd remind concrete still wet li'l trees poverty strands wrap interweave grafted entwined in one vine his vineyard his wine old man walks schnauzer see how e'en their eyebrows match couples grow best friends wistful old marbles treasures from pockets with holes dusty memories wistful gurgles rush slap! - girl barefoot on rocks kingfishers catch flops feeds hugs tucks ‘em tight her bewhiskered sleeping bag cats indigo night music deeper goes its smile warms rhythms through - toe dance with my soul her closet key hole hugs close a telephone line shes bereft of touch povertys strip show bear she well its tatter'd rub grits sand 'gainst its pearl in slow melts white skin fades hollows her face a'new swoosh! owls silent smile sun dry'd wind whisks 'way ole grays tail flicks chatter - cherry trees white tears sunshines chase 'cross eaves gathers she in strings of pearls wisdom feeds the wind 'tis topsy tour'vy miss my camelbak aye - Trek still goes distance a thousand kisses soft petals 'pon breezes wings still hearts dove flowers o'er smiles soft it runs down her cheeks in poetry dreamy skys patience go way you rogue please my polka dot red jammies need first be dry cleaned kiss missteps bruises 'cross thresholds touches warms - hearts of flesh not stone she gleans moments left fallen at feet crumbl'd o'erlook'd sweetly bruis'd kindness not bag nor pocket prov'd deep enough to keep them poems unwritten her bike 'neath park trees that old man on foot meets her always at same place e'en were i to know your name _ nothing would change my orange flower