Autumn

Butterflies 

flutter by 

under a scorching sun.

Heaven

From a white star

celestial smell –

jasmine.

Meditation

A yellow blade in a green lawn 

pain in left shoulder 

two flies have landed on my thigh.

Jerusalem

Wrinkled skin, bent back, sagging breasts

the beauty of old age –

Jerusalem.

Figs

The waft of ripe figs from every back yard --

grateful I feel

for the original sin.

Memories

Smell of fried eggs

fills the air --

unforgotten memories.

Airport

Exasperated  faces, expressionless eyes,

the line keeps moving forward –

departure is nigh.