Bear Mountain, Early November
                      
                                 Cobble of milky way...
                                              - Gary Snyder

Climb by stones, tree
roots in fallen
leaves — sun comes through
branches above.

 



On a Train Passing East Orange in Snow


White sky above
steeple and trees — 
lace branches sway
in my window.

Big Storm
 
 
Beneath the eave
the birdfeeder
swinging in swirls
of driven snow — 
 
blue jays, sparrows
and cardinals
gather as if
a single flock,
 
in the white air
flying to the
hoard of seeds, its
scarce sustenance — 
 
blue, brown and red
birds daring each
other for a
tenuous perch.