Nancy Brady

birdsong...

coaxing the night

into day

—Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

going down easier

than my pronunciation

—Gewürztraminer

—Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

morning dew...

slug trails

on the fairway

— Nancy Brady

Flag Day...

irises waving

in the wind

— Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

dangling from

our cat's mouth

a mouse tail

—Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

spring migration

a warbler serenades

his mate and me

—Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

new year's day...

paying bills

I void the first check

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

autumn afternoon

putting the garden

to bed

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

cold evening

bare branches reach

for the ghost moon

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

apple cider and donut holes

on the refreshment table

—fall festival

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

how green

our earth was

–climate change

Nancy Brady

September morning...

the lone honk

of a Canada goose

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

mountain trail

our footsteps silenced

by pine needles

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

summer solstice

pinwheels spin

in the garden

Nancy Brady

h(earth)ome

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

spring evening

seeping though the window

the skunk's scent

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

penguin love

he presents her

with a shiny pebble

Nancy Brady

wildflower walk

along the trail they see

a walking stick

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

hunt and peck

starlings cover

the neighbor's yard

Nancy Brady

they all say

it's gas

—his first smile

Nancy Brady

nearly spring

the days and her shadow

lengthen

Nancy Brady

black ice...

the danger of saying

the wrong thing

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

chattering sparrows

in the burning bush

—town gossips

Nancy Brady

dirty slush...

all the cars on the road

the same color

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

wood smoke

in the wind

—last rites

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

ski vacation...

hands cupped around mugs

of hot chocolate

Nancy Brady

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moonlit night

a catamaran glides over

stars

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

autumn afternoon

migrant workers give apples

to a mare

Nancy Brady

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the rustling of leaves

under a rake's tangs

—autumn wind

Nancy Brady

Nancy Brady

sunset rain...

at the end of a rainbow

a goldfinch

Nancy Brady