slender spray 

drifting --

why does one 

waver so, 

on this summer day?

pines speak  --
the shape of the wind

sunlight slipping down --

lucidity amidst heat

blue waves
lap the highway --
cornflowers run amok

"Roiling"

visitors crowd the house
birthday candles blown --
storm clouds muscle out the sun

a whisper of north wind
lifts the curtain --
your finger tracing my spine

slow steady stitches
on fine linen --
starlight embroiders the night sky

altered photograph by poet

your cotton shirt
pressed against my face --

above us pine needles tap stars

through open windows
honeysuckle and sea spray --

lovers' first embrace

blush of petals
darkening shadows --

the arc of night

washed linens
ruffled by a breeze --

snowdrifts a distant memory

tilting the balance of light
earth swivels --

summer awaits

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 . . .

diamonds sparkle
raindrops captured
on the screen --
tears of an old woman


* * *

goldfinch and tiger lily
the colors -- yellow and orange -- blaze!


* * *

spin cycle
rotation
time measured
cyclists click by
the hour curves round --


* * *

hugs and kisses
the fragrant herbs of love --
children play in the garden


* * *

yarns weave
needles click
and memory rests
her burden by the fire --