1
Sway grass by the hydrant
loop de loop clouds
move as sway cats
in the white sky
some geese walking
The parking lot
water tower silver distance
2
the stars in the sky
reel around
the rusty water tank
on the white tin shed
beside the pines
between the fences
beneath the Illinois sky
some go-go clouds
the sun hiding behind
one of 'em
3
Corrugated metal box
plopped atop the gravel roof
so many sundowns
blasting south from Itasca
***
The swallows angle-winging
above the conifers and oaks
remember chalky cloud
sundowns lasting days
4
sun spies blue pocket sky
draped with crepe paper
wishbone clouds
rocks on the rooftop
pulled from the fox river
sparkle starlight signals
reflect information
back into the ivory-forged
cloud bank
up into the ether
5
cloud ship docking
sparrow pairs clocking
prairie evening special
***
the slant roof
steel circle chimneys
rise through the gray tiles
silent red light
blinks through the night clouds
drifts above the corn fields
and the back roads
crossing the tracks
of foraging deer
7
Grey-white carpet cloud
the sun beneath it
was what I saw
last time I looked
out the window
this time: cloud traces remain
the sun hasn't moved
tree tops dark green
described by a city mind
6
" When Was the First Time I Heard Kung Fu Fighting?"
A cloud poised like a pouncing raccoon
squared off against
a shadow rabbit cloud
on hind legs
lit from behind
Kane County sundown
illumination
7
What said the hallway window over the parking lot Meadow flower sundown?
What said the water tower silver distance?
What said the spry rabbit curled around the signpost ringed by clover?
8
The robin sits on the roof corner
Drops straight down out of sight
Flash of Orange
Enters the shadow plane -
The Red Wing blackbird