the last thing I saw
was the white tip of its tail —
fox walking away

the last thing I saw
was the white tip of its tail —
fox walking away

tiny screech owl
tossing its looped cry aloft —
no one throws it back

tiny screech owl
tossing its looped cry aloft —
no one throws it back

garlic and crushed thyme,
caramelized shallots —
fall coming along

licking flames —
the weatherman reports
another heat wave

set a trap for me
with sweet you at the center —
I'll be right over

bent and broken stems —
circles in the garden
made by sleeping deer

another hot day —
summer revving her engine
here at the red light

a new list of roads
erased by water and mud —
we go the long way

curious fox kit —
glides away up the hill 
but stops to look back

rain clouds overhead
crab apples underfoot —
in between again

water rising up
to meet the rain coming down —
hurricane season

boards laid the long way
over muddy bits of trail —
thank the ancestors

fireflies drifting
to the dark end of the street —
lovers, too

last weeks of summer —
leaning over the sink
letting peach juice drip

clouds so full and plush
they would surely support me —
now how to fall up?

clear rain water
pooling at the garden's edge —
abundance

shorter days —
the first ripe pokeberries 
leave their purple stems

too hot to move
even the birds muttering
make do with less

making a deal
with tomorrow's weather —
another tank top

how special we feel!
two snowy egrets take flight
wheeling towards us

wavering just above
the wispy tops of marsh grass —
osprey chicks' beaks

broad-winged hawks
piercing the day with their cries —
Adroscoggin woods

an all-day drive
through the woods and farms of Maine —
dreaming in hills

grey-green explosions
as I cross the open field —
grasshoppers

summer soundtrack —
the unceasing whir
of ceiling fans

a roadside field
entirely taken over —
Queen Anne's lace

new convertible
its top slowly opening —
zinnias look on

our hiker calls home
from the top of a mountain —
good news carries best

thick morning fog
melted away by midday —
new calendar page