The Heron's Nest
a haikai journal ... 

country kitchen
stray strands of cornsilk
glisten in the sun

one rock for my garden–
      a thousand ants
      rescuing eggs

acres of coal cars
honeysuckle climbing
the train yard fence

electrical storm:
my daughter practices
the letter “s”

sirens nearing
a sudden breeze sways
the basket of cactus

sultry day
boys on their wheels
making the wind blow

stones stacked
inside the wheelbarrow
a firefly's glow

midday heat
taking it in
the white gardenia

bouquet of roses–
she slips into
something else