Back to the swamp

There are so many things to see in the Everglades.


I just caught the deer before it jumped into the brush with its friend.


The gator swam right up to me.


Even beautiful butterflies live there.

Then came the storm

Haiku Sequence for a Storm on Hollywood Beach

dark horseshoe of clouds
lightning zig zags glow sharply
nature grasps more tightly

thunder shakes broadwalk
timid bathers flee the beach
birds remain cautious

electrons charge the waves
stunned sea falls silently calm
while the dead man floats

life’s veil soon dissolves
I stand, muted clarion,
a silent witness

Dreamgirls

I just watched Dreamgirls. What a great movie! The musical numbers were incredible. How did Jennifer Hudson not win American Idol?

Is there anyone more beautiful than Beyonce?

Try to Remember

for Meghan and Xan

i wish i could remember
what i knew when i was five
i think i had the answer then
having just recently arrived

i recall
that i could change into a dragonfly
and when you know how to do this
you know everything

no wonder i cried
when they sent me off
on that first day of school

Ric Masten, The Big Sur Poet