September 30, 2011

Cat with velvet paws,

playing with poor little rat.

But Ratty escapes.

September 29, 2011

Oh how September

fades away leaving behind

sun and memories.

September 28, 2011

Sunrise through tall trees,

crisp air reminds me of Fall.

Oh for the summer.

September 27, 2011

Sunlight dancing off

rippling ocean water.

Mount Baker hiding.

September 26, 2011

Old Garry Oak Tree,

Cast to the ground by high wind.

Will something grow there?

September 25, 2011

Swirling leaves and rain

carried by wild wind northward.

Clouds steal light away.

September 24, 2011

Slow surfacing from

sleep, regaining consciousness.

Forgetting my dreams.

September 23, 2011

Sometimes I feel like

I’ll drown in the rain. Then brief

glimmers of sun come.

September 22, 2011

Rain pouring down brings

me out of my dreams. Awake,

listening, crisp air.

September 21, 2011

Rain falling down on

me washing away my cares.

Turning leaves falling.

September 20, 2011

Restless cat slinking

to the window sill, watching.

Let me at those birds.

September 19, 2011

Cat wonders why I

bath in a tub of water.

Why don’t I wash cloth?

September 18, 2011

Sun fading to clouds,

wind picking up, light fading.

Autumn is here now.

September 17, 2011

Spinning clay on the

wheel until I make it mine.

Morning pottery.

September 16, 2011

Laundromats full of

other people’s laundry, smells.

Get me out of here.

September 15, 2011

Warm blackberry pie

with vanilla ice cream cool.

While away the night.

September 14, 2011

Nanaimo bars are

disappearing from the pan.

Soon they’ll all be gone.

September 13, 2011

Measured movements keep

me in the present moment.

Monday Pilates.

September 12, 2011

Kamakura bell

ringing in the summer breeze.

Triggers memories.

September 11, 2011

Sun glancing off bees,

flowers, berries ripening.

Sunday in Oak Bay.

September 10, 2011

Pushing back brambles,

Reaching high for sweet berries,

Sun-warmed blackberries.

September 9, 2011

Why can’t I return

to painting passionately?

Or at all. Blocks suck.

September 8, 2011

Why does no one use

natural fabrics in clothes

when they are better?

September 7, 2011

Cat licking side like

a sea otter. How do you

shape shift so much, cat?

September 6, 2011

Bunions are a

bane on my existence. Why

do I have these feet?

September 5, 2011

Cat playing with toy

with bright feathers swirling round,

Better than live birds.

September 4, 2011

Oh box of Kleenex,

Make me rise from this cold I

have like a Phoenix.

September 3, 2011

Little Holly tree,

In your small pot, clipped, will you

become a Bonsai?

September 2, 2011

Cloudy cold foggy

day, Is it really summer?

Feels like fall is here.

September 1, 2011

Sun warmed blackberries,

The ripest are out of reach,

Protected by barbs.