some landscapes...

landscape: 1

watching the moon
before sleeping

cherubic
frog
wanderer

sleeping

these
in
the
trees
watch
you

waking

dewy
water
pump

landscape: 6

lincoln's
birthday

eye
dance
to
stone

fourth of
july

then
a balloon
rises

christmas
day

a
child's name
for
silver

landscape: 8

passover

moon
over
this
april
road

buddha's
birthday
and
good friday

laying
dust
on these
sandals

easter
sunday

and the
sun,
stone,
each spring
trickling waters
moan

a few short poems by george dowden, from the journal some/thing, 1968