Each Day

Panes in the window, frames

Panes in the window, frames

Louvered planter box

bulbs within, stirring

just after solstice.

Blue jay nest

sloppy sticks

abandoned.

Smoke

from my neighbor's chimney

warmth within

for him.

Gas grill barbecue

crusted sizzle

cold to touch.

Spider swinging

indecision:

up or down?

Bright plastic tugboat

among fallen leaves

when child moves on.

Wooden loveseat

rotten, unsafe for sitting

but what of love?

Shafts

particulate sunbeams

blessings.

Chimney bricks jumbled, broken,

mossed where they've lain

since the earthquake,

home to lizards.

Ceramic urn held

my brother's ashes

before scattering,

now vintage rainwater

wiggling

black nymphs.

Cracked glass

last summer's

tennis ball.

Utility pole

fate of straight trees

lifting wires

pulse, nerves.

Garbage can

upside down

yesterday when I lifted

turtle eggs glistened

so I set it back

gently

upside down

until spring.

1/1/2015