XII

on the way home
down 106 A
the twelfth robin
all jaunty on the boulevard
red abreast in Gold Bar

kinder gentler

time to find
other ways

People on the Path

soiling

begonias begonias begonias begonias
(scarlet, orange, salmon, pink)
dahlia
nasturtiums
geraniums
portulaca
heliotrope
lantana
gazania
pansies
coleus

the marigolds ('winning grace in the language of flowers')
will have to wait
their day in the sun will come on Sunday

fluidity

last night, dreams of rolling mountain streams
and later, running liquid honey through a film projector
crystal clear sticky nocturnal flows

mauve days

suddenly, lilacs fill the air
the month when everything wakes up and comes alive
long blooming swooning days
the merry month of May

high temps

heatwave or no heatwave
all the little birds
just keep on tittering

abracadabra

there is a van in the hood today
a black van with the words 'Blind Magic' painted on the side
maybe someone is having their window coverings cleaned
but i'd prefer to think that there are unseen forces at work
a little supernatural delivery system
wizardry on wheels