White Azalea

White Azalea
Originally uploaded by vajra.

blooms cover the bush
white and crisp cups of fragrance
forgetting the drought

The Lion's Tooth

The Lion's Tooth #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

promise the wind
that the cherry will not die
or plum cease to bloom
nor freesia fade
Spring shall not wander far
and the dandelion will never loose
her stars

Fearful Symmetry

Fearful Symmetry
Originally uploaded by vajra.

only one or two
lonely cars on the freeway
no rose to be seen

Waiting

Waiting
Originally uploaded by vajra.

evening rain falls
the sound of tires on the street
I watch the orchid

Cat Friday

Just Knitting
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Sakura

Sakura
Originally uploaded by vajra.

pink clusters impaled
on dark forked leafless branch
plum petals underfoot

Dandelion

Simply Harmony #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

the fourth day of Spring
as cold as a Winter's day
I still see
four small suns beside
the sidewalk

Soon

So Soon a Rose #3
Originally uploaded by vajra.

she arrives wearing
wisteria or roses
nevertheless I regret
the plum blossoms

Late Poppy #1

four thin white petals
like silence from a journal
the bee erases

Late Poppy #1
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Risen

Easter Morning
Originally uploaded by vajra.

the Lord of all creation
a homeless wanderer
a piece of bread

Au cȏté

Au cȏté.jpg
Originally uploaded by vajra.

the lively Spring sun
outside the Asian museum
inside the unlit lantern

Nothing

Make a Wish.jpg
Originally uploaded by vajra.

except when light falls
ephemeral filaments
waiting for your breath

Cat Friday

Danny Boy.jpg
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Perfection

Perfection
Originally uploaded by vajra.

branching slender leaves
deep cream, or white and purple
veins where your arm bends

Dandelion

Dandelion
Originally uploaded by vajra.

delicate parachute
floss lifted to the warm sun
the wind is coming

A More Perfect Union

San Antonio

San Antonio
Originally uploaded by vajra.

some towns cling to a sliver of highway
with a quick fill-up
a burger
or a beer
to stay alive
dry dusty buildings
held together by rust
the wind blows through
anyway

The Wounded Deer

tenderly walking
on her fragile broken leg
afraid of all save birds

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Casa Chango

occasionally
a wall reflects the light
sometimes a window

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Golf Course In Winter

nothing is sadder than a golf course in winter
men in carts
caps
covering
comb-overs

cigars
jutting from mouths
grim smiles
as they ride to the next
knoll
dried
brittle
grass

crushed beneath
the weight of winter
missing the song of
the early robin
while they gaze
at the dimpled
white
ball

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Cat Friday

cat wakes slowly
no rat mars her solitude
her presence is all

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Pine

green against blue sky
in spring pines look Japanese
also comes allergies

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Route 66

no romance in the past
no memory worth
as much as today
and the dusty road
isn't yesterday's highway
as we drive furiously into
tomorrow

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the simple spathe
entices me as it curls round
a yellow spike
inflorescence
a flower within a clean white
bracket or exclamation
point of beauty

Early March Calla Series #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Race Has Nothing To Do With It - Oz

HOME

No where to go

but 

home

and all alone I board 

that eastbound train

home

"The Wire" - RIP

“He was the black sheep. The permanent pariah. He asked no quarter of the bosses and none was given. He learned no lessons. He acknowledged no mistakes. He was as stubborn a Mick has ever stumbled out of the North East parishes to take a patrolman’s shield. He brooked no authority. He did what he wanted to do and he said what he wanted to say. In the end, he gave you the clearances. He’s natural po-lice.”

Wisteria Buds

Wisteria Buds Closeup
Originally uploaded by vajra.

close focus on buds
of wisteria before bloom
no hint of petals

All Gone

All Gone
Originally uploaded by vajra.

empty cup on table
glass holds some murky water
lovers leave no kiss

Redbud

Redbud
Originally uploaded by vajra.

long-tongued blueberry bees
sip at the green spicewood
tree
the short-tongued bees
cannot reach
the fleshy incurved
pink
nor can my tongue
touch the sweet
nectar in that slender bud

Monster Mash

Cat Friday

Nyah! Nyah!
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Passivity
Originally uploaded by vajra.

thick branched tree limbs
laden with lush pink blossoms
nearby a skunk rests

Siberian Poppy #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

dinner with pasta
wine and friends' laughter
conspiracies of joy

One Fine Spring Day

One Fine Spring Day
Originally uploaded by vajra.

somewhere spring arrives reluctantly
shallow waves of green arriving
slowly
hesitant
against the biting cold
here a rush of blooms
profusion piled on branches and ground
rushing to emerald
before the long heat of May
burns them to gold

Magnolia de Luz

Magnolia de Luz
Originally uploaded by vajra.

magnolias bloom
heavy against a blue sky
entice the butterfly

San François d'Assise

San François d'Assise
Originally uploaded by vajra.

this poor small man smiles
he preaches praise to the birds
who lift wings in devotion

Love

pale amaryllis waits
stamens filled with pollen

look at the breeze outside the window
the pane keeps
the bee or beetle out

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