Poem 1860

The moon
the frost crackles
in a puddle of ice.

Poem 1876

Startled
in the garden shed
last winter’s spider.

Poem 1892

Autumn sunset
gaining height now
the last sight of wild geese.

Poem 1908

Drawing the curtains
to stand in it
my vacation’s first dawn.

Poem 1924

Greying bachelor
in the private jokes
of the bar girls.

Poem 1940

Dumping waves
the force of the storm
we fled last night.

Poem 1956

Loneliness
The moon departs
with the lake’s shine.

Poem 1972

Summer garden
about a dozen glow worms
being the light.

Poem 1988

Friday night is stormy
yet in our seance
the taps paint another world.

Poem 2004

Novice nun
confessing
her sins have run out.