Blue Gate

Blur Gate
Originally uploaded by vajra.

try the door
push against it
let it swing
open
walk
through

1130 Miles: 16th Day: Pressing

1130 Miles: 16th Day: Pressing
Originally uploaded by vajra.

heat pressing
into
my temples
like stones pressing
each ache and knot
out of me
the pattern of
pressing

Cat Friday

New Cat, #1
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Incongruity

Café Desert, #1
Originally uploaded by vajra.

there should be cowboys
or old ladies with hairnets
and cigarettes
a truck or two
this view is a suburban somebody
sipping his latté

Highway 5: South

Highway 5: South
Originally uploaded by vajra.

many years
many
many years
passed by
before
I could see how beautiful
the dry golden hills
many
beautiful
many
many

Hen & Chicks

Hen & Chicks
Originally uploaded by vajra.

there is only one
sending out
identical
the mother is one
and then
there are others
but they are
identical
like the mother
at the depth
of
DNA

one and others
mother
identical

Take Time

Take Time
Originally uploaded by vajra.

there's so much
at different speeds
there's color
and sound
and
lots of it to go around

No Rain

No Rain Series, #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

moving from the time of no rain
to the time of all sun
we long for thirsty night
we pray
for dreams of water
opening our parched throats
for
one
cold
drop

Haiga

Saturday Morning, #1
Originally uploaded by vajra.

crisp as hanging sheets
on lines wind and sun measure
flowers or this poem

Softly, Softly

asking to be held
or falling lightly
like feathers
softly

softly

Cat Friday

Cuteness Doubled
Originally uploaded by vajra.

1130 Miles: 15 or so: Outside

It's Cole Outside
Originally uploaded by vajra.

outside
the sun shines
outside
we drink espresso
outside
we smell the roses
outside
we pet the dogs
outside
we smile at babies
outside
we hold hands
outside
we know it's summer
outside

Haiga

Turkish Delight, #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

early rush of rose

it’s over now in late July

perfect scarcity

Reflections

Reflections, #1
Originally uploaded by vajra.

thoughts come or go
quickly like fireflies or stars
at morning it's over

Vignette, #3

Vignette, #3
Originally uploaded by vajra.

on the table there lies
bits of this and that beads and
pots a bird a bowl
a crown

a cross

1130 Miles:: 14th Day: And A Day Late

First man singing
about dysfunctional
mystics
or Tibet
and the downhome
backbreaking
soulwrenching
blues
And two little
girls
are
spinning

Cat Friday

Lights Out, #1
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Cats

Patti dreamed the cat
would return and we saw cats
in paintings of Holland
when it played large
on the world stage
and then the cat came back

Nothing But

eagle chased by
crows he said
I breathed in blue

White Hydrangea

poufs of white flowers
visited by bumble bee
too light for resting

This Is A Test

Had it been a real emergency we would have brought the kittens to your house.

Rectangles

Rectangles
Originally uploaded by vajra.

windows within light
light within darkness reflect
sunshine and windows

Haiga

Fast As I Want To Be
Originally uploaded by vajra.

something about rebels
and Marlon or Gregory
takes me to the movies

Busy As All That

Busy As All That
Originally uploaded by vajra.

the bee reflects not
nor worries about its flight
I wait for hone

et in arcadia ego

et in arcadio ego
Originally uploaded by vajra.

nothing can be undone
not time nor memory
nor blueberries
swirled in cream
nor honey
stolen from the bee
we are flying
swiftly
to the end

Cat Friday

Kat Nap Series, #9
Originally uploaded by vajra.

1130 Miles: 13th Day: Morning Coffee In the Afternoon

Morning Coffee In the Afternoon
Originally uploaded by vajra.

sitting in the café
new paintings on the wall
new barrista at the counter
sun shining
iced coffee deliciously melting
the tiny ice cubes
everything happy warm busy

except
me

Honey Is Sweetest

Honey Is Sweetest Series, #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

in memories shade
like your smile
or the sigh
of welcome
or opening

After The Fourth

Kassell's Rose, #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

we pretend the days grow
longer
and that life is bursting with the new
though it is the nights
which
l
e
n
g
t
h
e
n

Locked

Locked, #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

the door to the past
cannot be opened
no matter
how wide
your heart
the gate is too
narrow
to pass through
hidden
beneath layers of days
and time
ticks away
ruefully
your youth
and beauty
in faded memory
can only be
recalled

Sleeping Bee

my hand reaches out to steady
the golden rose
which holds
the golden bee

the bee
the rose
and me

The Sunday Times

I opened the Travel section
and found
Mary Oliver
who travels far afield
but seldom leaves
the lovely
places
she sees
from
her
door

Jane Austen

Jane Austen
Originally uploaded by vajra.

4th of July

4th of July
Originally uploaded by vajra.

the beauty of a warm day
and a ball game played
for fun
the beauty of youth
and life lived
for fun

Thirst

Thirst, #2
Originally uploaded by vajra.

small drops of small
water drops on
small parts of small
petals open on
small drops of small
water drops

Cat Friday

Side By Side By Side
Originally uploaded by vajra.

1130 Miles: 12th Day: Just A Fence

Just A Fence
Originally uploaded by vajra.

leaning right and left
fragile equilibrium
still holding on

Surprised By Loveliness

Surprised By Loveliness
Originally uploaded by vajra.

walk to the subway
carry packages post mail
then stop to worship

Sorrowful

Sorrowful
Originally uploaded by vajra.

tears and pain over
the sheaf emptied of its wheat
the wine bottle holds no wine
the candle wax remains
after the wick is gone