summer
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Fragments from a broken deck chair
@ 2013-02-15 – 20:26:23
[ ... ] that can last for years… Heat lightning flickers through the clouds And disappears. As summer nears its end, And childhood comes but once more -
Poem for WeWrite Poems
@ 2012-11-07 – 16:34:44
[ ... ] gasp of summer, dwindling tunes Of fiddle-playing crickets , ignorant that soon All music will be silenced by the night Of frost and cold that ... more -
Grandma's Garden rests at Eventide
@ 2012-06-03 – 22:34:05
[ ... ] of early summer the breeze unfolds Sweet clover hovers close upon the still warm air Tangled honeysuckle spreads her honey without a care The ... more -
Summer Afternoon
@ 2011-08-02 – 18:50:07
Flecks of sunlight leap from tree to tree. A puff of breeze sets the leaves in motion. Their dappled shadows sway across the dozing grasses. All movement … more -
Poem for Big Tent Poetry
@ 2010-08-20 – 14:05:53
The Scavengers All summer long, the western wind Has blown across the dry stream bed. Now, people on foot, on mule-back, Whole families in cars, dust … more -
Poem for WWP
@ 2010-07-28 – 13:52:21
Harvest Days Yesterday I noticed that the swallows Have flown away. Bound for some Sunny spot where winter never comes. In the garden, tomatoes are … more