Agave Potatorum

ripples like water
and then parts
to quake like fire

State bird

Cactus Wren
on Boojum tree
like a
Rooster
on a Windvane

Little less spitting mirror image

Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior AZ

Colour in Moisture

The drizzle from
rain and sprinklers
didnt all reach the
ground.

Recession: Eye opener

Of all the birds
the saddest to be
a statue
would be
a roadrunner

The day my friend
told me of it
I saw one running
in the parking lot
and knew it was
a roadrunner

This statue
was a heap
of faded copper
until the birdwatcher's
eyes opened
and the border stores
next to it closed.

Obituary of a fly

It puzzled sheriff fly
that the house fly
who could

buzz within earshot
escape human clap trap
create more ruckus than a rattling AC

was last found
pressed under an
asleep human

He thought
This can happen only once
and sent out an advisory
to all the flies
" Dont underestimate
stationary objects,
you never know
when they roll"

Mill Mill

Saw mill
Wind mill
flour mill

KinderCare

A mom
at a wooden gate
with a child by
her waist
and another
looking back
unwilling to enter

I wondered
why it seemed
like he wasnt
being attended to

A pop
bringing his
daughter out
of her seat

I should have known
they dont stay there
they go for care

A Magician's trick

Pulling the
purple back comforter
with a white front
out of the laundry
I was the magician
pulling a rabbit
out of the hat
only not effortlesly
and to a solo
audience reminding
him of all the
'tons of laundry'
that he had to
play the trick on.

Flying time

In yoga
how does time
pass so quickly?

Forsaking

To your love
try saying goodbye
thinking you own it
and find
you are enslaved.

Self fulfilling choice

When a choice
is to be made
between
yoga and elliptical

In the morning calm
yoga wins

Recipe for a good cook

A recipe
that turns out well
makes you feel
like a good cook
and cook more

Office Deco

On the ledge
in a restroom
blooms
a white flower
in frumps
on a toilet roll

Blending Naturally

In the forest
people
are always
cutting trees
to make a clearing

Imagine a garden there

Invasive

When seated
at eye level
still water at Lakeside
of Tempe Center of Arts
merges with the
man made Tempe Lake

with occasional
joggers, walkers
bobbing out