old jalopy stripped
only the chassis remains
someone's glory days --

the road curves wide ascending
vistas open up --
breathing eases now


* * *


spires of loosestrife
cornflowers and goldenrod --
color-stippled roads

Mimosa Blossom
digitally altered photograph
by poet


the scent of mimosa
catches one
after the fact --

a bit like love

shadows scrape
the edge of lawn --
dinner dishes in the sink



* * *


small fly sits
at the open window
summer is closing down

dry stalks shrouded
in greenery

sweet peas and bindweed
clamber and frisk

black ant scurries
across a creamy white
constellation --

queen anne's lace

the darkness holds sound

little gifts
dispersed on the night air

sweet cadence . . .