Spying

From potted plant marches to windowsill gardens to city oases,

I spy/collect/desire/create

home. 

dogs have adventures, too

"my little bear cub"

"lady on the rock n' roll"

"is that an alien? they wondered"

"turtle turtle"

Super Lady and Fat Cat

Super Lady the brave

versus

the (somewhat evil) Fat Cat of Yawning!

Public Place, Secret Moments

"oooops"

" 'come sail away' is now stuck in my head"

"secret paths"

"wildflower cliff"

"wildflower cliffhanger"

I can't believe I live here:

"alone but not lonely"

"cactus patch"

"head for the coast"

"no bananas but that's okay with me"

Portrait 116

will it rain

or won't it?

today can't make up its mind.

Crown vs Noose

Fabric planes and bronze-tarnished moose

Finding snapdragons and tiger lilies to make

a crown or a noose

Egypt or bust

Cactus piercings like succulent pendants,

A thirsty Nile that waits for you--

Purple and yellow and green and onyx,

Obvious treasures in every hue.

Morning.

wake me up when the gardenias bloom,

when vines crawl, pulsing like veins;

setting foot in your garden of fringe

is walking through bold summer rains.

Red Barn Gardens

Flea markets

can have gardens,

too

Red Barn Flea Market

You sell your trash

hoping that my eyes will

transform it into

treasure

desert

ghosts and girls

haunting pearls

bring me home to

Mojave

Garden Cradles

Tiny, baby flower gardens

cooing to me

in sky-bound nurseries

and terracotta cradles

Lead me home

canary yellow explosion

and Egypt map corrosion

lead me home, lead me home

to my cactus garden home

Ocean of ghost

Under an ocean of ghost

You feel the most--

You lose your time

If you live to die

Meerkats and cheetahs and gardens, on my!

Meerkat darlings

and cheetah snarlings

surrounded and hidden

by blooming green gardenlings

Under da sea

goldfish duos

and seahorse lovers

worlds filled with baubles

and tiny coral wonders

aquamarine

aquamarines and brain coral scenes

flying rays and jellyfish plays

holding your breath

not because you're underwater

but because you're under their spell