early gnats

in my ears a trout’s splash

Spring Rain

a linked-verse sequence

Train following the river; snowflakes following the train.

from the ridgetop pines
a long sigh

a dog in the valley
adds its voice

an awful Christmas carol
stuck in my head

my dreams these days
have other stars

the dragon in my rock
will never hatch

through the autumn hills
this freight

the boundless sky

I take a look at myself:
so much more
than that rail-thin kid
who loved the blues

the engine block buried
in her garden