River of Stones January 2012 – 23

year of the dragon
the river rises
to the new moon

River of Stones January 2012 – 22

my cat stretches on a clean spot of carpet;
a winter thunderstorm brings in the new year

River of Stones January 2012 – 21

broth beads cling to the blossom
pattern inside the bowl

tomorrow will be one minute
and forty-six seconds longer…

River of Stones January 2012 – 20

civil twilight—
ducks quacking
on the pond

River of Stones January 2012 – 19

more snow—
student papers
pile up