red-winged blackbird’s flight
among the summer rainfall
a blue sky promise
June summer heatwave
Sticks to warm soul, winds bellow
Against my sharp skin
Dancing clouds shape dreams
Streaking sun warms summer's grass
Universal peace
warm sunshine beckons
dragonflies dance on the threads
woven in my dress
white linen dresses
pressed against the summer heat
cottonwood seed fluff
autumn trees aflame
blazing canopies burn red
summer's fling consumed
Old blue dragonfly
Floats unseen along water
Currents of my dreams
car engine idling
watching turtles cross the road
summer construction
Beginning of Fall
Seersucker suit put away
with the summer tan
Bee shadows flutter
Over lavender blossoms -
Summer's end begins
blinking fireflies
hiding and seeking lovers
playing mating games
Summer fog rolls in.
Dewdrops bead the blooming rose.
Breathe the scented air.
At trail's crest, new views
Shining pond, dragonfly wings
Transcendent delights
lone cottonwood leaf
spirals in harsh summer heat
grass yellows loudly
Hibiscus flowers
Wither in the new darkness
Waiting for summer
blue and green marbles
rolling through the empty house
looking for summer
Sequins meet black tie
stained with pink cotton candy
funky summer love
cracked August soil--
towards my watering can
raindrops tumble slow
sun spills burgundy
sea drunk on late summer light
waves stumble on rocks
Swollen russet heads
nod sun-stained petals to earth
in summer's last sigh
Faded firefly grave
Moonlight in our sky above
Rusty iron fence
Loon's transcendent voice
Sings softly its summer song
Old sounds, still awed world
Chasing fireflies
Flickers of light are taunting
Still elude my grasp
Fireflies dancing
The stars play a melody
Only lovers know
Summer birds in flight
Ducks and geese go drifting by
Stillness of the lake
Late September heat;
Insects swarm the sunflowers,
Sipping summer's end.
silence stills the lake
dragonflies reflect rainbows
lightly on paper wings
Fireflies dart and flash
Among the oaks and dogwoods.
Porch swing softly creaks.
Summer light, transposed
on my walls. A prison cell.
I, humble captive.
fresh washed sheets, sun-dried
crisp and summer-breeze scented
promise serene dreams
silver crescent moon
a beacon of summer night
dancing on water
Meadow of candles
on a placid moonlit night
fireflies resting.
My summer garden
Romaine lettuce straight and tall -
Friends come to my gate
last summer's beech leaves
hang tough in the heavy snow -
they're stubborn that way
smiling summer falls
autumnal leaves pale and pass
weary winter springs
Dead trees darkened skies
Winter silhouettes invert
Sparklers in July