August 2021

Harvest

changing weather
burnished fields of gold
reflect autumn sky

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morning dew
goldfinch echo autumn’s joy
exploring garden

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whirr of locust
intensity matching afternoon heat
sip of cool water

wet spring
discarding drown plants
setting new seedlings

replacing flowers
by the cold wet stone
spring hatchlings chirp
tears dried, visits lessen
conversation growing thin

at the seashore
wind of summer through my hair
the shortest night

at the seashore
last embers of sunset
dance on the water

wind of summer through my hair
mixture of lotion and brine
engulf the shore

the shortest night
blazing stars give way
to fiery sunrise

cautious journey
meeting newest grandson
ten months late

summertime journey
obscure paths explored
still social distancing

roaring down the beach
at the height of winter waves
mist clouds

roaring down the beach
tufts of white foam
flapping in the wind

at the height of winter waves
surfers gearing up to catch
wind fetch gracing coast

mist clouds
ramble the rock face
heightening the surge