small stones

These small stones are short observational micro-poem-things mostly about nature. They are the result of paying close attention to the world around and writing from those moments. Learn more about writing small stones at Writing Our Way Home.

2.06.13

sunset
orange reflection
in eastern trees

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2.05.13

three ducks
wing down to the pond
north wind

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2.04.13

bright Jupiter
winter stars emerge
sandals & shorts

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2.03.13

screech owl
slitted eyes watching
from the tree

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1.31.13

stinky kiss
phoebe licks my face

behind a cirrus scrim
the dog star
drifts up the night

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1.29.13

grackles rise and fall
leaves in the wild slipstream
passing trucks

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1.28.13

rising wind
the neighbor’s drums
metal night

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1.24.13

growing wolf moon
the dog explores his yard
made strange by night

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1.23.13

narrow-winged insects
shards of moon-glow hovering
between the oak leaves

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1.21.13

wanderer,
you’ve found the moon
tonight

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Jupiter and the moon in conjunction

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