mixed in
with the instructions
her perfume



Frogpond vol. 31 no. 1 (Winter 2008), 29

after reading the news
of China
he removes his glasses



Frogpond vol. 12:3 ( August 1989), 39

after zazen
the ride home
without the radio



elevator graffiti:
the grammar corrected
in red ink



Frogpond vol. XIV:no.4 Winter 1991

downpour-
a duck waddles away
from the pond



the happy chap
says good morning
…to himself



Frogpond vol. XIV: no. 2 Summer 1991

at the ocean’s edge
honeymooners in the sun
build a sandcastle



quiet evening-
a spider walks its shadow
on the wall




without thought
until after
squashing the gypsy moth




in the attic
an old sleeping bag rolled
with childhood




Frogpond vol. XV: no. 2 Fall-Winter 1992