November 1

All Saints

dusting the Buddha

after Mass

colors

autumn colors

an abandoned school bus

rusts in the woods

(Shiki Kukai, April 2008)

barefoot

barefoot

the earth

pushes back

[First published in Acorn]

roller coaster

roller coaster

a high rise

where it used to be

[First published in Frogpond]

call

a phone call

from the friend who lives alone

autumn evening

[Shiki Kukai]

fog

fog lifting

the tree

where it is

(First published in Frog Pond)

free

free market

time we learned

what it costs

today's news

foreclosed

a lawnmower hums

in the distance