
stagnant this morning
rising to begin the day
the heat of summer
stagnant this morning
rising to begin the day
the heat of summer
rising crescendo
the choir of cicadas sings
ode to late summer
a string of hot days
unbroken by empty clouds
ice cream soothes the child
Sirius rising
dragonflies circling the yard
kites farther above
in midst of mowing
it helps to recall last spring
cold ground didn’t grow much