Wild Wild Life 2022
Outdoor Adventure
in Dead of Winter
Lonely are the brave
in Dead of Winter
Lonely are the brave
1.
Lakeside Park is fairly deserted
for a Sunday afternoon
second day of the year
Sunshine is brief
and the air temperature is crisp
The Oaks in Winter
thrilling in their nudity
Quietly forest-bathing my soul
Jewel in the lotus
heart of the matter
Somber sundown
over a woeful City
Made cheerful by grebes
To lift the homeward heart
(home before dark)
Unsustainable Plastic Society
The party is over
A New Space Race
Bus shelter poster
7th & Broadway
2 January 2022
2.
All hail the first butterfly of a new year
Bees mostly hunker down at home
sheltering in place in the chill
Breezes move a mad yellow tree
it's leaves don't let go
A new Bird of Paradise
unfolds
Approaching purple
Recent rock garden
I ponder as I wander
A flock of robins
suddenly descends
around my head like grace
Squirrel looks over
Down to the estuarial lake
goes RAY
Native woman passes by
Clear as a proverbial bell
I am way out on the water today
Afloat on a floating dock
In their element
shorebirds are unperturbed
by my peaceful presence
Plenty of company
grebes and coots
Walking on water
wasn't built in a day
the temperature starts to dip
Skaters skate on
but I call it a trip
A stirring day in Winter
8 January 2022
3.
O mighty Monarch
you have a divine right
to survive and thrive
Color
irrepressible color
Pass by the bonzai today
Unbeknownst to me
I have a meeting with destiny to keep
Just as I put out my blunt
look who shows up
Blonde raccoons!
They march past with a purpose
after we instantaneously ascertain
that the other presents no threat
Very stealthy as a rule
I had only glimpsed them once or twice
and never had a photo-op before
My first encounter was with one jumping over
the Bonzai garden fence as I sat silently
and if anything more stoned than today
I thought it might be an escaped lemur
Yes the Ancient of Days as seen it all
Passion flowers say
it will soon be Lent
Seated below a trellis in warm sunlight
with old time music radio in my earbuds
I am just a station on your way
sang Leonard in "Winter Lady"
23 January 2022
4
Bench
Burl coffee table
shop window on Ninth Street
near me
Take some advice
even when it's a bit cold
go for long walks out of doors
whenever you can
You feel quite happier and warmer
when you hop on back to the hatch
January 2022
