Mosaic

Angular gray stones 

mortared in the puddle basin 

with drying sepia mud.

Western Bluebird

Three gray lumps on the fence wire

burst together into whirring lapis.

Autumn Onset

The season’s turned 

a cool wet corner,

across the pasture 

the aspen grove 

is starting to rust.

Mid-Morning Cuppa

Lift the round bowled yellow mug

down from the high sink shelf.

Reach four more times piling 

graduated brown powders

into the white ceramic interior -

light cocoa, yellow brown maca

umber lumps of instant decafe

bare sprinkle of terra cotta chipotle.

Now the steaming kettle and the 

spinning spoon.  Now the first sip.