Frogs Singing was first published as a chapbook in 1996 by Duck Island Press, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Acknowledgements: Blithe Spirit, Brussels Sprout, Frogpond, Haiku Quarterly, Mayfly, Modern Haiku, New Zealand Poetry Society, Northwest Literary Forum, Tidepool, Time Pieces, and The Wheel of Dharma.
Dedicated to Margaret
mother and grandmother.
dawn-lit mist -
in and out of dreams
drifting . . .
after the rain -
from puddle to puddle
red rubber boots
ah, the joy
of walking naked
summer rain
strange
this house
not one nail mine
easter morning -
christmas gifts unopened
pondering his absence
blended family -
whose child
names the dog?
wild roses
on porcelain -
her summer breasts
lingering mist -
on my tongue
her sweetness
her lips
upon mine . . .
the gentle rain
drop after drop
the taste of rain -
frogs singing
deep
within the pond -
the forest
rainforest rain
autumn leaves -
passing through the sunset
an owl calls her name
(in memory of Trish Walls)
driftwood knot staring back
the eagle
missing the salmon
glides on . . .
Village Island -
a row of totems
buried in moss
dusk
the lantern lit
waiting
darkness
everywhere
one mosquito
cityscape:
a million lights
a single star
afternoon affair -
the distant sound of traffic
searching for my socks
too ashamed
to say i lied -
another lie
summer squall -
her distant voice
runs down the window
summer rain
on & on & on
after lovemaking . . .
the silence of heartbeats
tumbleweed -
only its shadow
for company
full moon
on a thousand waves -
the ebbing tide
summer dawn -
waking from a dream
morning doves
