Silent moon, hazy dunes (Seven Short Poems) SILENT MOON, HAZY DUNES on the way to the isle I cross the paths of holy animals: the owl is first then the fox finally the Egyptian scarab I wonder what all of this means silent moon over the hazy dunes waves of the ocean chase waves   SOMETHING WILD sky close to water stars vanish in the fog I worry for animals in the dunes hills high mountains a gliding seagull casts shadow on the bright moon I think of Han Shan's mountain deer like wind she dwells among tall grass and pines   NUECES BAY CAUSEWAY high above the harvest moon the long-span bridge soaring arching diving over the boats huddled in harbor fleet Santa Maria roaring sea climbs upon the rocks

AFTER THE RAIN (Originally appeared in Borderlands 15, 2000) the bay's empty few clouds burnished skyline in clear air a lone brown tanker under the arch of a new bridge tying the city to the open sea red orange yellow green cerulean blue rainbow after the squalll   FURTHER SOUTHEAST (JFK CAUSEWAY) (Originally appeared in Borderlands 15, 2000) magical is this wandering road gliding along Laguna Madre gently over the bridge softly upon the sands Padre Island mysterious is this night of two crescent moons one swaying in the sky one sailing in the water

NIGHT AND DAY sitting in silence on the dock on the bay no stars moon forgotten crimson sun ignites the horizon ocean remains calm   WINTER RETURN (A MEMORY) the wind twirls sand in the dunes no traces few scraps of wood grand vastness between the bay and the lake I pause to embrace the full moon   Corpus Christi, the Gulf of Mexico and Leba, the Baltic Sea   The calligraphy reads: Satori (Awakening) -- Nirvana (Extinguishing) Poetry