Posted in Seasons on May 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Rain on the window
streaking down in drops and smears
a soft beat, a rattling
pattering sound.
Beyond the glass
a world of green and gray
trees waving
mist draped across the hills
the city swathed in dew and drizzle
spring leaves like emeralds, set in silver
sparkling against the haze.
Subdued, the traffic moves
muted, tranquil
blurred by the streaks
and smears and drops
a soothing, misty
fresh, inspiring
bracing spring tableau.
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Posted in Cosmos on May 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
One more ordinary star
not too big or small
not too dim, not too bright
no spark of color to stand apart.
One more ordinary speck of light
among the millions
blanketing the summer sky.
Unassuming he makes his way
east to west, across the night
unnoticed
eyes captivated by burnished Mars
gleaming Venus
pass him over, unaware.
If they only knew –
Hovering in the southern sky
the great ringed giant
the most arresting
most familiar
most distinctive of all our neighbors.
To ordinary eyes, so ordinary
common and unremarked
look closer
nothing plain at all.
Walk in Beauty 