2023 AWAKENING xxviii

feeding breast
pale cherry blossoms
in bloom today
the morning moon’s pale light feeding breast
yellow chrysanthemum
now, how many layers
do i seem to have piled on atop the other?
sunshine
sunshine
however many petals has
the yellow chrysanthemum
sunshine
in countless kinds
yellow chrysanthemums
bloom
summer suns
O, sweet canary
in how many months
have you come to meet me?
goldfinches–
sunshine
does never seem to end
summer goldfinches
are pale, yet
in a moment, i sweat
goldfinches —
the ever-continuing
summer damp heat
daybreak sunrise
is gone from view–
soaring finch
daybreak sunrise
how charming are
soaring finches

2023 AWAKENING xxvii

sadness—
seeds inside this body
withering
mum’s belly is now in full flower
mum’s belly
where amongst the clouds
does the baby find lodging?
exposed breasts buds swell while i gaze from afar
silver dewdrops
when might they dry?
this river of my tears
bellies swell
and become phases
of the moon
hungry baby
sucking the moonlight…
breastfeeding
wandering from my breast
not in a trickle, but
in a milky torrent
breast-milk
expectant belly
oh, that the moon tonight
droops down and down
swollen breast dreaming on my pillow
swollen breasts
pillowed by white clouds
am i

PUEBLO MICHIGAN IV

rays of sunshine —
blackbirds steal fries
from the dumpster

sunshine
blackbirds huddle
around trashed fries

summer sunset…
fresh fries and mustard
on a plate

mustard
dripping from a bottle
setting sun

honey…
loose rays
of liquid sunshine

honey jar
at its bottom
summer sunset

sunlight…
streaks of mustard
on a decorative plate

* Sunshine found not only in Nature, but so too created by Man, can be sighted the hours before predawn and hours after midnight.
*Red-winged Blackbirds found commonly in Michigan.