Sustenance

Under the stars
On the back porch
My cup of tea

Perspective

Window seat
Into the clouds pulls
The setting sun

Proportion

Mallard low
Across the open water
Leading the cruiseliner

Silence

In the snow
Paw prints follow deer
Language without words

Fall

Below the turning canopy
Dead branches and antlers
Ready to drop

Caress

In the wind
Calm in the leaves'
Still caress

Secular Age

Secular Age
No Small thing
A prayer before meal

Dear God

Oh, Dear God, Dear God,
To be so filled with life!
To feel in every pore
The wind and water roar
Oh Dear God, Dear God,
Where the wind pushes
To the edge
One slip, one plunge,
One breath
Dear God, Dear God
Away from death.