Buddha in the Clouds

The sun heats the brain and eyes

so that this vertical (not horizontal normal)

view spins Copernican and slightly air drunk,

until Buddha appears, cloudlike but still solid.

Feel the sand. Hear the waves. Breathe.

 

Snow Beach

Snow on the beach always surprises me.
So sand-like in its flat, reflective colors.
Winds blow it through the beach grass
or into waves that take it in
and away to other oceans and lands.