Chrysanthemum

"To Life!"
as he drinks from
the Chrysanthemum cup

For Carpe Diem - Prompt 306

Summer's End

tractor in the barn
already bundled
the last straw

For Carpe Diem - Prompt 305

Opportunists

gulls sideling up to
a girl on the seawall
with a sandwich

Sex-Starved Squirrel

he'd rather play
with his chestnuts
than bury them

For Carpe Diem - Prompt 298

Genji's Song

evening face
darkened
by pyre smoke

For Carpe Diem - Sept. 15 - Distillation

Becoming

on the cushion
becoming who I am
outcome unknown

Snowstorm

snowstorm
the only time things
are black and white

For Carpe Diem Sept. 11