Perdernal

pin the white curtains
against the bluest sky
simplify simplify

Reminder of Abiquiu, #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Sunset Fires

Sunset Fires
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Sometimes an accident
can free you leaving something
unexpectedly

necessity takes
absence to realize you
don't need it anymore

Warm At the Core

Warm At the Core
Originally uploaded by vajra.

skies darkened with
soot air thick with grief and
yet the rose is there

Summer Slip

Summer Slip
Originally uploaded by vajra.

these blossoms as frail
as old lace on the clothesline
holding the sun tight

Cat Friday

Orson
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Voluptuary

Voluptuary
Originally uploaded by vajra.

forest and grasslands
burning around me the ash
darkens today's sun

Chairs

Rooster
Originally uploaded by vajra.

sit quietly now
this moment is all there is
or ever was

Reflection

Reflection
Originally uploaded by vajra.

taking a moment
I watch transparent leaf fall
in love just like that

The Maillard Reaction

The Maillard Reaction
Originally uploaded by vajra.

turn gently toward
heat until your every
bone melts away

Eucharist

Eos
Originally uploaded by vajra.

following bread crumbs or
white stones I find my way home
leaving my bones behind

Vincent

Mud In Your Eye
Originally uploaded by vajra.

in the South of France
the sky swirled and danced
around a flower

Solstice

Ruffled Calla Lily Series, #3
Originally uploaded by vajra.

longest hottest June
day despite promised fog
clothes stick and ice melts

Cat Friday

Zen Moment
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Tile Blue

Tile Blue
Originally uploaded by vajra.

heatwave beating down
breath too heavy for comfort
everyone into the pool

Right Outdoors

Right Outdoors
Originally uploaded by vajra.

sun too hot for tea
seat too close to the sidewalk
inside it's dark enough
for coffee

Calla Leaves

Calla Leaves
Originally uploaded by vajra.

fine pollen drifted
from lilies long forgotten
yesterday's statment

Mali

Mali
Originally uploaded by vajra.

empire flush with gold
wealth spread as he slowly rode
to Mecca and to grief

Sport

Doubled & Close
Originally uploaded by vajra.

cream into curved
creamed into curve or whorl
again and again

Expectant

Expectant
Originally uploaded by vajra.

I am waiting here
now in this minute's passing
I breathe in and out

Barack Obama on Religion

I'm Voting Republican

Just Waiting

Just Waiting, #3
Originally uploaded by vajra.

what we look for and
at the window or doorway
slow light entering

Cat Friday

Who?
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Joy In the Morning

Joy In the Morning
Originally uploaded by vajra.

heat slows then opens
me tenderly one petal
after another

Check Point

Check Point - Will the Real Tax-and-Spender Please ’Fess Up? - Series - NYTimes.com

Cyme

Cyme
Originally uploaded by vajra.

imagine the Nile blue
flowers floating roots tucked
delicate in mud

Kwan Yin

Kwan Yin
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Each town should have
Buddhist monks
quietly walking by
If you meet a Bodhisattva
kiss
her

After Summer Merrily

After Summer Merrily
Originally uploaded by vajra.

there are still some bees
the salmon runs free somewhere
and fresh lavender

When You Construct a Good Sidewalk , You Are Constructing Democracy

"...there are many suburbs where there are no sidewalks, which is a very bad sign of a lack of respect for human dignity."__Enrique Peñalosa

Episode

Episode
Originally uploaded by vajra.

if you turn the page
sometimes even change repeats
you always take yourself

Fox Ambushes Bill Moyers

Spring's Ending

Maribel's Peony Series, #6
Originally uploaded by vajra.

the last Spring flowers
heady in their profusion
fade before the sun

Cat Friday

Figuring It Out
Originally uploaded by vajra.

she can teach yoga
or how to relax on your
lap beautifully

Fiat Mihi

Fiat Mihi
Originally uploaded by vajra.

she sighs in fearless
contemplation of coming
summer roses sprung in snow

McCain's Beeotch

Blogged with the Flock Browser

The Orchid Thief

The Orchid Thief
Originally uploaded by vajra.

to own some things calls
you to larceny I stole
this with my camera

McCain's YouTube Problem Just Became a Nightmare

Fin de Siècle

Fin de Siècle
Originally uploaded by vajra.

beginnings contain
their ends just as this rose blooms
miraculously
contains its seeds and crimson
hips which birds will eat
tomorrow

Ephemera

Ethereal
Originally uploaded by vajra.

I took one picture
after another lots
of flash no flash card

"I've Won More States" - HRC

So long as you exclude:

• Alabama
  
• Illinois
  
• New Jersey
• Alaska
  
• Iowa
  
• New Mexico
• Arizona
  
• Kansas
  
• New York
• Arkansas
  
• Louisiana
  
• North Dakota
• California
  
• Maine
  
• Ohio
• Colorado
  
• Maryland
  
• Oklahoma
• Connecticut
  
• Massachusetts
  
• South Carolina
• D.C.
  
• Michigan
  
• Tennessee
• Delaware
  
• Minnesota
  
• Utah
• Florida
  
• Missouri
  
• Virginia
• Georgia
  
• Nebraska
  
• Washington
• Hawaii
  
• Nevada
  
• Wisconsin
• Idaho
  
• New Hampshire

Palmeri White

Palmeri White
Originally uploaded by vajra.

against riotous
spring blooms a few simple leaves
quiet exuberance