I Ate Texas

i ate texas with
butter and warm sticky syrup
plastic fork delight

Del Rio, TX

Cattle Egret

white cattle egret
eating the warty green toads
that I was saving

Brownsville, TX

Big Ass Beer

newly arrived spring
thinking of arizona
daffodils and beer

My Apartment in Albuquerque, NM

Hound Dog Behind the Wheel

you might be a redneck
if you let your hound dog
drive you to the store

Arivaca, AZ

Whispering Shadows

the shadows whispered
of flowers and warm days
cool santa fe night

Santa Fe, NM

Tall Grass

my feet disappeared
in tall amber grass
cool texas day

Del Rio, TX

Delayed Flight

flight delayed ten hours
blizzard swirling outside
next day a plane crash

Denver, CO

Cock Farm

poor little rooster
under texas pecan trees
chained to his tent

Eagle Pass, TX

Beer for the Boat

elephant butte
beer, boats, and bikinis
hot may day on lake

Elephant Butte, NM

Turquoise Trail

horses following
the old turquoise trail
by side of highway

Sandia Park, NM

Boston Crane

fluffy clouds
on a crisp fall day
crane by the ocean

Boston, MA

Our Patio

recycled table
flamingo, love and tomatoes
color splashed patio

Riverside, CA

Picture in a Puddle

picture painted on
the ground in a big puddle
telephone pole sky

Silver City, NM

Snow'n Boots

hotel to mall quest
freshly fallen denver snow
cold toes in cheap boots

Denver, CO

San Diego Seagull

seagull soars on
the ocean breeze
above ship and city

San Diego, CA

Soiled Butterflies

spirits of these women
flutter around as butterflies
instead of ghosts

Bisbee, AZ

Cowboy Pizza

wet may night in
silver city, the cowboy
and me wait for pizza

Silver City, NM

Hot Texas

hot texas in spring
big river grows trees, birds sing
me spying on them

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, TX

Now Go Home!

on bumper sticker
"welcome to arizona,
now go home" i did


Prescott, AZ

Bare Bear

bare bear reads flaubert
always flies first class with me
thoughtful and drunk gift


Some plane, in the air somewhere between ABQ, IAH, and BRO (this one too small for first class)

Ghost in an Old Church

thinking of you too
one dollar two candles lit
-a ghost? or hot breeze?


Jerome, AZ

Beautiful Bus Stop

secluded, scared
will the next bus ever come
beautiful blue night


Las Vegas, NV

Caribbean Thrasher

caribbean thrasher
eyeing my bag of chips
as i dip one in salsa

St. John, US Virgin Islands

Skunks

i'm glad it's not me
who has to move the skunks
out of the wood pile

Brownsville, TX

Jet in Clouds

"most people...boring"
said the anthropologist
jet thundered over


Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV

Deer Wearing Cowboy Hat

island tourist trap
and romantic comedy
salt covered ocean breeze

South Padre Island, TX