Havana 1959

El Presidente’s
reef surrounded by shark nets;
fort with touch-me-nots.

Stockholm 1977

A royal wedding
followed by a live sex show
and Millesgården

Dubna 1978

Sheremetyevo:
Arrive late and unannounced.
Wait for black Volga.

Kona 1979

Freshly off the plane,
fragrance of plumeria
smacked me in the nose!

Paris 1980

A Métro platform:
where we all got pepper-sprayed
for speaking English.

Antigua 1980

A charming island
beloved of German tourists
stinks of resentment.

Brugg 1982

The bank doesn’t mind
the soldier’s rifle, but my
wife can’t sign alone.

Tokyo 1983

Anywhere else, you’d
worry on the last subway
alone at midnight.

Seibo Byoin Hospital 1983

A blinking Buddha
merges with the less wise world,
fresh out of the womb.

Snake River 1991

Flashes of cutthroat
scatter in invisible
water under raft.

Bisbee 2009

Mountain become pit,
cupping bright blue & green pools
to its mined-out heart.

Bokelia 2009

Snook tattoo on arm,
my neighbor’s out on parole:
A friendly redneck.

Matlacha 2011

I jumped a tarpon
off the rented dock across
the street from the bar.

New South Wales 2014

Batehaven: parrots,
miles of beautiful water,
but nary a fish.

Belize 2015

Gourmet meals from shacks,
happy folks despite many
reasons to hate us.

Zermatt 2017

Pink petunias
frame every scenic vista
of the Matterhorn.