Two Damselflies
slow green river snaps
concentric rings bullet out
one damsel flies free.
Autumn Comes
slow green river grabs
yellow leaf in eddy mouth
summer spins then sinks.
Leaving Now
slow green river hears
long necks trumpeting, we fly
less a few cygnets.
Underneath
slow green river chills
below terrapins burrow
as aquifers invaded.
Cold Memory
frozen green river
records ice-storm limb fallen
cruel change cut in ice.
Vernal Ponds
churned green river bends
sunshine skips across ripples
without frogs calling.
Ollie-Ollie-Oxen-Free!
hometown river was
pooh-sticks, rock steps, soakers — gone
childhood friends and days.
So Droughty
cracked green river mud
trunks rise tangled, still dead.
no…
