#8

dear mother goose who showed up at the spa today to give birth to eggs in the barren planter by the jacuzzi and to papa goose on the railing enclosing the spa and to the little rabbit who scampered by later: may i offer you some spa water? i hope you feel safe i hope…

a little bird

ground i stand on while the light keeps shifting warm sun seems like an anomaly  and clouds’ shadows drift in the breeze creating a space that reflects patches of light and at the edges of park  in between the brush a sparrow finds a place high up above the city walkways speeding cars and the…

black heron

raindrop rolling right of the wing black feathers water sits on top like a little transclucent blob little pebble with a bright ray of light sparkling little drops of water rest on top bird holds its feathers fanned out protecting the ground giving shelter to itself like the cover it provides under its beautiful wings…

beyond the veil

Imagine that the night sky is a blanket made of deep velvet that you could wrap around you. A bird with dark wings flies by. Qiuetly. Softly. Barely makes a sound. Sound of a whisper. Just a flicker of motion in the dimly lit sky. Reflected back in the still water below. The girl thinks…

a song for the trees that wave in the wind

The girl was in a tree. She looked out to the world. A small bird landed on a branch nearby and whistled brightly, singing a song. She watched the bird and they both held onto the branch as the wind moved the tree back and forth. The bird seemed to gaze back at her. For…

house in the woods

Woke up at dawn and first thing she noticed was the light was out.  She didn’t know if someone had done it or if it happened on its own. She didn’t see any other signs that someone had been around. But she felt groggy and it was taking a while to get used to being…