cutting in dices
pieces of apple -
autumn moon

***

coupant en dés
des quartiers de pomme -
la lune d'automne

the dog
at the open window
cold breeze

dark window glass
how far is it from here
to cricket song?

kaca jendela
jauhkah dari sini
ke kerik jengkerik?

poppy heads
dry-rattle in the breeze
honesty pennies

Sunny recalled


early dusk
the sun slips away
with my heart

come harvest moon
you dance in meadows
while I sleep

fiery leaves
merely remembered
wither brown

sunshine on water
the fish in the garden pond
wait to be fed

misty rain
makes rainbows on wet roofs
spongy green moss

wild mushrooms
populate the field
pigeons

crows ruffle feathers
against the chill wind
cherry trees shiver

long-sleeved sweat
for my morning footing -
summer capitulates

***

sweat à manches longues
pour la course du matin -
l'été capitule

a sprinkle of rain
sets the apples rotting
hungry wasps

cemetery grass
littered with chestnut husks
and beech nuts

frost warning -
the woodchuck nibbles an apple
. . . unconcerned

old  priorities check
above as below

wan sunshine
breaks through the crisp air
golden acorns

that evil thought again
separate now

the new goal devotion
writing on the heart

autumn morning  -
rain dancing
on the puddles

fallen fruit
speckle the grass under the apple tree
starlings

the dog barks
as the dustmen work
alarm ringing

two men on the street
talk about their health problems
a crow laughs