Aug 30 - An Evening Bike Ride Through Esquimalt

A doe and two fawns
Nibble grass at the playground
They pay me no mind

Aug 29 - A Bird Visits

A panicked sparrow
Traps itself in the kitchen
Too flustered to fly

Aug 28 - On Our Way to Mother's Cafe

Sunday morning streets
So still, only the homeless
Rouse as we pass by

Aug 27 - Overheated at McMenamins

A beer oasis
On a hot walk down Hawthorne
The shopping day done

Aug 26 - Portland at Night

Urban waterfalls
Soothe tired feet and spark romance
In city ramblers

Aug 25 - Late Supper at Fife

Sinking sun throws gold
Across the picnic tables
A child's shoes sparkle

Aug 24 - Tammy's Gift

She brought me a rose
Stolen, probably, but sweet
In scent and gesture

Aug 23 - A 3000-Word Day

So many hours spent
Staring into this small screen
Knitting people's words

Aug 22 - In the Garden

The carnations droop
From the weight of summer rain
Caught in their petals

Aug. 21 - A Summer Dinner Party

Cointreau and candles
And the rustle of raccoons
Prowling for lawn grubs

Aug 20 - Cycling the Kinsol Trestle

Tall shadows below
Form their own trestle, meant for
ghost trains and lost souls

Aug 19 - Fright Night with Jim

A stake in the heart
A burst of 3-D sparkles
You're gone, vampire man

Aug 18 - Cheap Smokes Are For Sharing

Got a smoke? he asked
I gave him two from a pack
I brought from the States

Aug 17 - Dyan Returns

Tight black dress, she stands
With arms open for a hug
Testing her welcome

Aug 16 - Tan Lines

A pale square has formed
On my thighs, where my laptop
Blocks the morning sun

Aug 15 - Music Night on the Third Floor

The music draws her
From her chair into the dance
Tonight, she's a girl

Aug 14 - Preparation

Grey skies send me forth
For totes, notebooks, sprays and scrubs
Tools for a new life

Aug 13 - Snorkelling at Deep Cove

Face in the ocean
I float above the creatures
Seaweed in my hair

Aug 12 - Modern Dance with the Imps

The dancers' muscles
Strain under their skin, tested
By the night's rigours

Aug 11 - The People in Our Neighbourhood

This dock draws drinkers
To sit in the sun with their wives
And laughing babies

Aug 10 - In the Clothing Room

The shoes were mine once
But they fit her perfectly
Pink laces and all

Aug 9 - The First Signs

Not yet a fall day
Still, the light fades too early
The dawn arrives late

Aug 8 - An Interview on the 11th Floor

This is a good room
To talk about triple net
Business happens here

Aug 7 - Cleaning House

A stuffed seal turns up
In a bag under the stairs
Beloved no more

Aug 6 - After Mystic Beach

Faces hot with sun
Ears full of sand, hair wind-blown
We stop for French fries

Aug 5 - An Evening's Swim Becomes Ritual

The water is silk
Woven from salt and seaweed
Bliss must feel like this

Aug 4 - Creation

I think in haikus
When I take a shower now
Summoning the day

Aug 3 - Tea with Gayle

I have carrot cake
She picks mango, a rare treat
In a small, poor life

Aug 2 - Overheard on a Warm Evening

Voices stir the night
Outside my window, a choir
Of mumbles and sighs

Aug 1 - Swimming in the Gorge

Late sun on the dock
Girls chatter as they float past
Borne on lazy tides

July 31 - Cycling the Saanich Peninsula

This day will be fine
An old friend between my legs
Mountains to conquer