Small Stone for March 26, 2015

The flanks of night are moonlight white, grey dappled with clouds.

Small Stone for September 9, 2014

The full moon is a silver dollar from two centuries ago tossed onto the dark blue velvet counterpane of night, so finger-worn one cannot call it heads or tails.  Its pale orb plays peekaboo through the tree branches as I drive down the night-lit streets.

Small Stone for September 23, 2013

The flashlight of the full moon discovers me in the darkness.

Small Stone for July 15, 2011

Klieg lit by the full moon,  the mocking bird’s child takes a bough in the ornamental pear tree and does impersonations:  A starling, a blue jay, a grackle, a cardinal, a robin, a car alarm.

Small Stone for June 28, 2011

The hag moon like a galleon with furled sails drifts slowly out of the midnight sea onto the shoals of morning.