August 31, 2022

flutter and buzz
just above the flowers
summer running out



August 30, 2022

now we can pick out
individual voices
crickets dwindling



August 29, 2022

bright ball of the moon
coming up over the treeline
one more time



August 28, 2022

day's end  
the whine of a mosquito
somebody let in



August 27, 2022

new haircut  
the way maples looked ragged
after the cicadas



August 26, 2022

bracing myself for
the big step down to the dock
late summer drought



August 25, 2022

iridescent flash
the throat of a hummingbird
as she turns to go



August 24, 2022

out of the west
a gust of wind carrying
goldfinch song to us



August 23, 2022

August 22, 2022

just before the sound
of thunder drawing near
the sighing of trees



August 21, 2022

another day 
of watching the clouds darken
we were promised rain



August 20, 2022

little feet turning
the birdbath water purple
pokeberry season



August 19, 2022

when we see the fox
there is a moment that feels
like surprise, like relief



August 18, 2022

invisible thread
we turn to each other
with corn silk smiles



August 17, 2022

August heatwave 
deep yellow rudbeckia
bleaching in the sun



August 16, 2022

old camp songs
curled up in the embers
waiting on a breath



August 15, 2022

hearing the crickets
through the open windows
cooler nights at last



August 14, 2022

flower to flower —
I try in vain to follow
a swallowtail



August 13, 2022

I bring my dad back
so I can show him the ways
our boy is like him



August 12, 2022

in the front garden
brighter than any flower
busy goldfinches



August 11, 2022

spiraling upward
first monarchs of the season 
leaving our rest stop



August 10, 2022

vacation photos
the edge of the ocean
the wide of the sky



August 09, 2022

beyond the trees
past the last train's whistle
climbing near-full moon



August 08, 2022

flip turns 
as I approach the wall
planning for the glide



August 07, 2022

letting myself think
about the damp curls
at the back of her neck


August 06, 2022

strawberry season
approaching each bent stalk with
anticipation



August 05, 2022

rolling thunderheads
just passing through again
brown grass looking on



August 04, 2022

no escape
every conversation
returns to the heat



August 03, 2022

swing set memories
his little legs pumping him
further and further



August 02, 2022

together we try
to watch the hummingbird
looking where it was



August 01, 2022

two old crickets
sawing away in the heat
not tired yet!