2022.06.23: sweltering

weather vane, Jun ‘22

stagnant this morning
rising to begin the day
the heat of summer

2021.09.14: last call

Neotibicen superbus

rising crescendo
the choir of cicadas sings
ode to late summer

2021.09.26: coping

a string of hot days
unbroken by empty clouds
ice cream soothes the child

2021.07.19: dog days

Sirius rising
dragonflies circling the yard
kites farther above

2021.06.19: stepping back

blade of grass

in midst of mowing
it helps to recall last spring
cold ground didn’t grow much