2018.07.17: fling

tiny muddy prints
across anything exposed
phantom summer rain

2018.07.16: burnout

how fickle the mind
lamenting hot days of summer
skies blue without end

marble altar shows
residue from oily rag
offering still good

never cease to amaze
human ingenuity
even just for trash

come rain or heat wave
manicured lawns must be mowed
immigrant labor

tinge of sadness wells
having passed summer solstice
longest days are gone

patrolling the skies
not to keep neighborhood safe
kites feeding their broods

don’t exalt nor vilify
those being true to nature