Sun breaches the hill
Illuminates woven trees-
I see you, Snow Moon.

Windows, walls, and curbs
An obscure path grabs my hand-
I take my first step.

Hiding my mistakes
No matter the layers laid,
The red sky peeks through.

Brushes in the sea
Anticipating day break-
Paint more, paint more, Sun.

When words hide in sage,
A red-winged blackbird flies by-
Nothing else matters.

Down by the pilings
Pulsing cinema on stage-
Moon jelly soiree

Gray fog bank recedes
Smoke and haze glaze the sky-
Rosy yellow blush.

Oh, I miss those days
Blue skies, radiant sunsets
Before I see the moon.

Past the horizon
Search for beauty in the muck-
Children laughing, please.

Ocean blue tableau
Devoured by golden yarrow-
Feast for rods and cones.

Yearly visitor
UV protection required-
Magic carpet ride.

Poppies and Lupin
California confetti-
April fiesta.

Thunder overhead
Trays of ice cubes pound the roof-
Summer...stay away!

Mix of clouds and fog
Whisping, whisping April skies-
Gauzy scene stealers

Chaos all around
Switch reverberates in flux-
Seasons flip on Earth?

Waves crawl in and out
Chased by flocks of sanderlings-
Sunset hypnosis

New project with my 72 friends. Thirty six pieces in a year. I am using acrylics on 12 x 12 canvas and local sand to add texture. No more finger painting. Instead, I am scraping horizontal bands of paint and sand a la Gerhard Richter. Keep a lookout for a new artist in the group, Denise Coleman. She, Susan Wilder, and I went to grad school together in Long Beach (scientific illustration). Here we are reunited a gazillion years later on the 72/36 page!

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Blow in the tempest
Chase away the golden sky-
Futile victory.

Super blue blood moon.
What a way to end the trek.
Banner in the sky.

Party goin' on
Inside the flowering quince-
Pygmy nuthatch prom.

Cormorants and whales
Relish the cold, soft water-
One white egret hides.

Thirty foot monsters
Churning, crashing, slamming shore-
Fools! Stay off the rocks!