May 2020

Trump. So much  big talk
      But really just little talk
         Only meant for boasting!

Sue

free time abounding
thoughts meander and succumb
catatonia

PGN

Two short breaths apart
A wall of air and sunshine
Sparrow's whispered song

Yve

May moon, melon-full
  Above the dark pine needles.
      Distant sirens wail.

Sue

Pandemic moon rises
   High above the dark lagoon
      Quark! A Night Heron!

Sue

Towhee clunks I’m here
Dawn erases the half moon
Perfect morning peace

Rita

Acrid river smell
   But the gulls standing there
       Don't seem to mind.

Sue

Crow tilts his head
   Yellow tape on the swing set
      Just right for my nest!

Sue

Pandemic skies quiet--
   Masked people no longer speak
       As they pass me by.

Sue

 

Crows caw Dissension
Yard signs now speak Rebellion
Humanity aches

Rita

Neighborly lemons
Kindly await passersby
Compassion brings hope

Rita

Black-hooded falcon
     Oh Death perched on the cliff-edge
       Cleaning your talons.

Sue

Fingers pressed to his mask
   The old man stares long at the
       Senekot display.

Sue

mariposa hop
katydid waving to me
no mask just splendor

PGN

Natal Plum invites
Uplifting olfactory
The Beagle knows best

Rita

Poetic walking
Fingers tap syllables fast
Mind wandering time

Rita

Quiet minds seek peace
Stillness in landscape soothes souls
Let go and let God

Rita

Backlit pink clouds
Spotted Towhee trills morning
Solitude at dawn

Rita

Bluebirds tagging trees
Insects for breakfast today
Feather harmony

Rita

Homebound and restless
   Brown packages at my door.
      The World comes to me!

Sue

Masked shoppers, eyes grim
    Search one-way aisles for canned goods.
        Plague shopping at Vons.

Sue