Eye Test

Compromised sight
less clarity
without bold colors

haloed lights
moon and stars
in blurry vision

surgical fix
replacement lens
minus cataract layer

newly scrubbed eyes
in eager quest
of Andromeda's spiral prize.

Retirement Dividend

Early morning dozing
after nightly slumber done

such delicious sleep
with sweet dreaming upon

romping again
among childhood friends

crystal-clear visits
with long deceased kin

surreal adventures
in time-travel mix

all dream-plots accomplished
in a mere twenty minutes.

Language Limits

"Use your words,"
a parent instructs
the young child

decoding magic
to understand
her needs and feelings

yet inadequate
to translate
nature's stunning motifs

that said...live oaks
beckoning up and down
with out-stretched, moss-draped arms

elaborate structures
rooted wide and deep
with ever-reaching limbs

ghostly gray presences
drenched in haunted history
indifferent to humankind's sins.