sharing the sacred

adjacent rooms in silence

Buddhists and Quakers

-kaa

meandering path

glistens in afternoon sun

slime trail from a slug

-kaa

with each breath of wind
even in this warm sunshine
leaves fall from the trees

-jws

full moon shining down
long-watched bud opens at last
pure white moonflower

-jws

strewn about the yard
a tent, boxes, and loose clothes
neighbor's life fraying

-kaa

along the train tracks
reaching up to the blue sky
row of scraggly weeds

-jws

out of the shadows
misty morning just past dawn~
the hawk's sudden flight

-jws

chocolate with nuts
two cookies, a small comfort
today my friend died

-kaa

no one familiar,
went to the wrong funeral~
grieving one, grieve all

-jws

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sad woman, alone,
choosing a film for tonight:
"The Road to Nowhere"

-jws

tucked under a bush
small plastic green dinosaur
from yesterday's play

-kaa

October morning
sun hidden behind dark clouds
wind blows rain-soaked leaves

-kaa