Woods path

Rain softened brown dirt

made festive with yellow leaves

thrown like confetti

Bluebirds

Bluebirds, like two dice,

Not their color - but how they

tumble, bounce and rise.

Changing the angle

Walking off the trail,

then looking back; everything

shifts, a few degrees.

Lunar Eclipse

Slow motion sliding

dark shadow across the moon

Hidden then revealed.

Excitement

Dog on red alert

Ears pricked up, panting, twitchy -

A deer must be near!

Begone

Blow those thoughts away

sweep them clear out of your head

silence that dark voice

Edgy

I feel so taut and sharp

That I can't focus on what

matters most, like love

View from the top

The fog below me

Like a river of spilled milk,

Winds through the valley

Secrets

Mully hears and smells

Mysteries I'll never sense

A dog's private world

Mindful

This is it, right now.

This now might be all there is,

so be here and breathe.

Yum

Apple crisp pancakes!

A delicious indulgence,

thanks to our back yard.

Looking Up

Mosaic of leaves

light-dappled silver, gold, green - 

Like a starry sky.

Lightbeams

A glowing light shaft,

the inverse of a tunnel,

beams down through the trees.

The Last Efts

I hopscotch over

late season efts on the trail

my bright little friends

Insomnia

turning, spinning, like

a rotisserie chicken.

I can't sleep, can't sleep. 

Long Slow Run

Fifteen 'easy' miles

that don't feel easy, no way,

but they're run and done!

Trail Running Downside

Head down, watching out

for roots and rocks, wishing I

could look at the view

Reluctant Rainy Day RP

Mr. Dainty Feet

Really hates rain and getting

his little paws wet.

Gloomy Run

It's going to clear up.

Not if; a question of when.

So I'll keep moving.

Spotlight

Woods deep green and dark

then a sudden glowing white

light banded birches

Tina's Bad Day

An absence of force
paper skin, wheezy, wobbly
simply whittled down

Roadkill Ode

Thank you warty toad

for your service to this world

before you were hit.

Sunrise Run View

windmill blades lit pink

slicing spinning air on fire

sunrise run light show

Continuum

mushrooms pushing through

a brown carpet of dead leaves

and the creek still flows

Sniffer Dog

Flews flapping, sniffing

each blade of grass as if 

it's a fine Bordeaux.

Hot Tempo Run

Heavy wet sponge legs

No no no can't keep going

Oh! Wait! Hill's done. Yes!

For Heather

Beech leaves, twigs, moss, stones.

Each one, a memory, placed

Just so, on this rock.

Track Buddy

Inside lane old dude

Blue jeans, suspenders, Walkman

Gives me a small wave.

Long Fog Run

Does the road rise up

Or go downhill? I can't see

Through the wall of fog.

Tunes

Music in my ears

Keeps my run light like a dance

I love my iPod.

Those Pups

Mile two welcome squad

Ears flapping, yip yapping dogs

Fast, furry cyclones.