snow gone from the peaks
three hikers appear
above the timberline - jk

that's them on the rock ledge
floating out of the haze - hfn

a golden eagle
circles high and higher
while his shadow falls - esl

the songwriter has a nest
somewhere up there in the sky - hfn

art deco stage set
roaring twenties tap dancers
shake the silver moon - jk

"wish you were here"
no signature on the card - esl

in an old renga
"as if longing for someone"
the tide comes in - hfn

falling leaves
johnny mathis' voice wakes us - jk

the dream hangs on . . .
steam rising from the teacup
slanting rain - esl

bedraggled weeds by the ditch
a yellow-headed blackbird - esl

little grape thieves
forced to re-dangle
the clusters they picked - hfn

carved figures of winged cherubs
garland the wine cellar's walls - jk

security minded
they're moving bag and baggage
into the crypt - hfn

suddenly the full moon
illumines everything - esl

night express to rome
the scent of a warmer earth
comes through the window - jk

tale of the french onion soup
overshoots the postcard space - hfn

chestnuts in blossom
writing of early mornings
at les halles - jk

a little girl skips rope
on the rough cobblestones - esl

pinwheels in the park -

why do I think of air war
in the desert - hfn

boxer in the headlines
blacks out in a blaze of glory - hfn

it's the ghost
of John Pilip Sousa
leading the parade - esl

shadow on asphalt
line one side of the street - jk

nothing to be seen
but the subtle curve
of the model's back - esl

no need to dress warmly
the way the girls here walk - hfn

foot of the gangplank
two men pass a cigarette
back and forth - jk

booked for deck passage
a final patch on his rucksack - jk

her tarot cards
have clearly told her
to stick with him - esl

through born in pisces
scorpio rising - jk

in the dripping pause
between two night trains
huntress moon - hfn

the fox in his burrow
having a bad dream - esl

the prey cornered --
a skunk mistaken
for a hare - jk

a chill wind blowing
across the meadow - esl

after the storm
all three more tender
than their years - hfn

passed through customs
with an undeclared treasure - jk

the cab driver
wears cherry blossoms
in her hair - esl

this reproducible miracle
waking to new days - hfn