late summer textures
twine with cooler days…the nights
of open windows
turning point
tides
Stillness returns –
the moon rises.
Moist air laces with night sounds
as nature slips into
the currents of sleep.
firefly
summers heat waning
sapphire blue on velvet sky
bare feet in deep grass
respite
moist air of summer
wings grown weary from travels
rest among cool greens
contradictions
sharp edges, smooth blue
golden leaves against
complementary hue
velvet
night brushes
soft strokes among the flowers –
their faces to the moon
stilled
Lengthening shadows
pair with sheltering branches –
the hush of a hawk.
evening
Swaying in the breeze,
translucent petals, backlit
fired to radiance.
the way
Follow cloud reflections
around the curve to overarching trees…
and on back to where herons fly,
ranging bright in a cobalt sky.
bursting
Strong
and tall, the flower
named for the sun
shines, its bright
head pregnant
with seed.
