July 31, 2020

all the questions

seem like good ones now —

starlings by the treeful



July 30, 2020

house sparrows

side by side in a shadow —

no secrets stay kept



July 29, 2020

when we’re apart

my mind fills in your voice —

come closer, will you?



July 28, 2020

dark sky, black branches —

the screech owl lets us know

she was here first



July 27, 2020

lingering heat

like a weighted blanket —

only the birds move



July 26, 2020

when the land we stand on

has only ever been stolen —

where does freedom live?



July 25, 2020

rudbeckia seeds

last season’s supernova —

we make our own light


July 24, 2020

July 23, 2020

July 22, 2020

thunder’s slow growl —

the trees turn their backs

thirsty but proud



July 21, 2020

hoagies for dinner —

no one left to ask me

how long a roll I want



July 20, 2020

sun-saturated

goldfinches above the field

flexing level changes



July 19, 2020

after the climb

the view of the long valley

and the next hill



July 18, 2020

maybe a tulip bed?

we cast our lines

into the future



July 17, 2020

settling in at dusk

heedless of their pull on us —

red-tailed hawks



July 16, 2020

a doe and her fawns —

she picks through the gardens

explaining choices



July 15, 2020

great blue heron

casually flaunting its prowess

on one leg



July 14, 2020

clouds and their shadows —

I feel your feelings

over here



July 13, 2020

Eastern Kingbird

snatching her meal from the air

with dizzying ease



July 12, 2020

fireflies and lovers

lighting the way

for each other



July 11, 2020

apple pancakes —

I make my father’s specialty

for my son



July 10, 2020

air like a damp towel —

the storm pulls up a chair

and decides to stay



July 09, 2020

uprooting

the last of the poison ivy —

we think ahead to fall



July 08, 2020

tree swallows —

swooping back in wide circles

just because they can



July 07, 2020

drifting downriver

my hand dangling overboard —

summer lets down her hair



July 06, 2020

knowing from the song

just who’s come to call —

red-winged blackbird



July 05, 2020

forged in fire —

the familiar feeling

of fighting back hope



July 04, 2020

statues coming down

as fireworks explode —

sparks in search of fuel



July 03, 2020

aspen leaves

toying with the wind —

my fingers in her hair



July 02, 2020

grandmothers and toddlers

walking in sun-warmed water —

the bay at low tide



July 01, 2020