Summer

[RiverNotch]

sky blue skirt and smile--
each stride, the golden path snaps,
with sweat for flavor

snapping road of gold
with salt and vinegar sweat--
sky blue skirt and smile

Behind the trees,
a glittering concrete shell
waits for the dawn

water from the spout
clings to its metal mother--
the air is still

[RiverNotch]

a wine bottle
and soul from the radio--
a pear tree blooms

She is all smiles
selling saffron by the spoonful.
Nothing rolls by.

violet sky--
The briny fisherman
hauls his catch