2017.06.01: happiness

fortuitous fruit
cultivated and tended
enjoy when present

2017.05.25: panhandler

eyes gleaming bright

singing proudly for handouts

grackle at stoplight

hanging in midair

blue heron before splashdown

not a care in world

wrens and sparrows sing

chorus with no melody

joy, joy, and more joy

unmistakable

rain pattering on rooftop

laughter of old friends

in the dying light

completing the day’s last chore

Love’s labor gives joy

early morning

the tomb stands empty

joy & hope reborn