2013 Dragon2th Renga-mar/apr

startling shape
behind the curtain
I hope you're a cat
3-5-13 RD

pulling strings and silent whispers
dreams are shaped by more than whiskers
3-5-13 SM2

these dreams
repeat
don't help me get to sleep
3-11-13 RD

even in the rain
yesterdays thoughts
remain undiluted
3-11-13 SM2

low spirits
snow weighs down
the pine boughs
3-14-13 RD

in their nest
a sparrow bundle
discuss in-laws
3-14-13 SM2

glaring hawk
nagged by two ravens
3-15-13 RD

boisterous bravado
proven to be
of little substance
3-15-13 SM2

a clump of cat hair-
was there a battle?
3-16-13 RD

remaining bits of cat
annoyed by conflict
damage deposit lost
3-17-13 SM2

single cat hair
at the bottom
of my teacup
3-18-13 RD

faint hint
of catnip and mint
just before dozing
3-18-13 SM2

asleep on the couch
cat curled at his back
both snoring
3-20-13 RD

cat and mouse dreams
written by days events
one is quite cheesy
3-20-13 SM2

Woke up afraid
that my dreams
might come true
3-22-13 RD

not all dreams twist
light to fracture...
some point other ways
3-22-13 SM2

Decorated branches-
a dusting of snow
chickadee, sparrow
3-23-13 RD

woodland sentries guard
the paths they seldom tread
chattering squirrels
3-23-13 SM2

squirrel surrounded-
black crows
and black cats
3-24-13 RD

unlikely allies
thwart planned demise
Arboreal advantage
3-24-13 SM2

birds peek carefully
around the edge of the feeder
cats behind glass
3-24-13 RD

soft hiss of falling
intricate white chaos
erases yesterdays green
3-25-13 SM2

Last days of work
snow curling over the roofedge
ready to fall
3-25-13 RD

lizards bask, alert
atop sun-warmed stones
shadows move...dart away
3-25-13 SM2

the best rock
covered
sleepy horned toads
3-26-13 RD

wind shaped contours
thin weeds bending, restless
the desert shifts to shadow
3-26-13 SM2

windy day
I know you're lurking
evil cholla
3-27-13 RD

thistle down shadow
near turbulent ripples
captured by spiders
3-27-13 SM2

Sunburned bathers
robins in the gutter
3-29-13 RD

both question the wisdom
of their actions...
instinct plays favorites
3-29-13 SM2

my favorite tea-
the kitten drinks it
off his foot
3-31-13 RD

would that i
could likewise drink
without awkward stares
3-31-13 SM2

hot day
garden hose water
tastes like rubber
4-1-13 RD

thirsty roses
slightly cringe
as chemical shower falls
4-1-13 SM2

little waterfall
by the highway
snowmelt
4-2-13 RD

evening fire
brilliant cascade
left by passing storm
4-2-13 SM2

drop of water
chunk of ice
slurpee rain
4-3-13 RD

tiny worlds falling
a thousand lifetimes within
first moments of rain
4-3-13 SM2

sudden silence
the world stops
for a snowflake
4-8-13 RD

intricate form
thousands of worlds
we will never see
4-8-13 SM2

spectacular beauty
melting
snowflake
on my hand
4-9-13 RD

even in transformation
self-contained elegance
one world shifts again
4-9-13 SM2

How many worlds
in a drop of water?
Don't drink that!
4-12-13 RD

nested thoughts
within dreams
memories of dawn
4-12-13 SM2

dream of the alarm clock
five minutes
too early
4-12-13 RD

patter of rain
pulsing waves
against the screen

4-12-13 SM2
woken by
the sound of rain
not a cloud in the sky
4-14-13 RD

nearly empty glass
balanced on the rim
a dragonfly
4-14-13 SM2

empty teacup
cats have stolen
the string and tag
4-15-13 RD

tucked away, hidden
given proper place
next to the field mouse
4-15-13 SM2

I know it's your birthday
so just for you
a bird foot
4-16-13 RD

shopping without thumbs
and limited funds requires
resourcefulness …and whiskers
4-15-13 SM2

black cats
in the shadows-
sorry I stepped on you
4-16-13 RD

dusty room...daylight
shaped by dark curtains
decorated with cats
4-16-13 SM2

stomachache-
kitten puts one footprint
in the snow
4-17-13 RD

mumbling comments
elder cat, demands
attention from house staff
4-18-13 SM2

roasted turkey
not good enough
I want cat food
4-18-13 RD

etheral noise
can opener...sirens song
resistance is useless
4-18-13 SM2

cats know
you are not asleep
eep eep
4-21-13 RD

house staff on notice
precise details of day
morning till noon...sleep
4-21-13 SM2

step carefully
cat under rug
black cat on black chair
4-22-13 RD

despite best efforts
wafting strands of cat hair
attracted to clothing
4-22-13 SM2

snowdrifts
along the fenceline
or horse hair?
4-23-13 RD

by moon lit skies
and landscape white
in beauty, she walks
4-23-13 SM2

in desert sun
through mountains red
in beauty, she walks
4-24-13 RD

she is followed
by more than shadows
...the cat demands dinner
4-24-13 SM2

siren tiredly drones-
cold in the shade
why don't I move?
4-27-13 RD

delicate shadow
translucent wings pause
a moment for tea, then gone
4-27-13 SM2

voices far away-
a butterfly
tasting my father's bald head
4-29-13 RD

drinking in thoughts
wings beating slowly
high pitched laughter
4-29-13 SM2