Taurus

Clay writing tablets dating from 3000 BC provide some of the earliest evidence of when humans began creating constellations. Taurus, the bull, is believed to be one of the oldest constellations. It passes through the Northern Hemisphere from November to March, but is most visible in January. I offer to the firein the old constellationsmy […]

Saturday Bird Sketch

The shadows under their wingsrhythmic with the breathin the tight knitted chestsof the house finches A row of raspberry males andtheir mottled mates along the deckrailing are a feathered span ofbright eyed inflection Such clear and endless strivingdraws autumn to the treetopswhere yellow poplar leavescostume as gold finches Geese are flying south their wing shadows […]

Haibun

My daughter has asked for family history such as marriages, births and military service, yet I keep recalling my mother’s long fingers and an uncle who looked like Mick Jagger. Searching the closetFor baby books and diariesSo many old shoes