Veiled Messages in the Most Unlikely Moments

Subterranean desire of the firefly’s rhythm

Trembling impulse of the golden orb spider

Vague aspirations of the moonlit magnolia

Inexplicable joy of morning fog in the sorghum

Forgotten remorse of the dry arroyo

Emotional burstings of late summer wind

Modest insistence of beach grass on its knees

Measurable hesitations of high-desert snow

Gossamer enthusiasms of power lines at sunset
Subdued destiny of backyard burclover

Stone dignity of the forlorn and feral cemetery

After-dinner intonations of the distant city’s voice

Stunning intelligence of a beautiful woman

Giddy banalities of my wing-clipped poetry