Summer
A summer cemetery--
old maple tree roots rest
on blankets of moss.
b'oki (Bette)
From somewhere--
the deep croak of a frog;
the drying creek.
Cynthia
The heat breaks;
even the butterflies
seem livelier.
Cynthia
Summer sandals;
The grasshopper shares a ride
On a toe.
Donna
The red pine tree--
sun-filled sap trickles past
a cicada shell.
b'oki
In the shimmering heat--
swallows swoop and soar;
the river's edge.
Cynthia
Fledgling quail--
Eleven topknots bobbing
along the wall.
MaryJane
An unmoving spider
crouches at the web's center;
a hot breeze.
Cynthia
Mustard on my thumb--
A bee explores one finger
at a time.
Adelaide
Picking the last blueberries;
In the first morning glory--
the same hue.
Donna
Wind in the pines--
Patterns of needles shift
on stone.
MaryJane
An unexpected shower--
Heavy raindrops land
with a dusty puff.
MaryJane
Summer rain--
Sky-tinted water filling
the clay pots.
MaryJane
A light drizzle
on the Queen Anne's lace;
the darkened sky.
Steve
Late summer;
On the second day of coolness,
The bird's spring song!
Donna
The hot day;
a little water, also,
on the flowering weed.
Kim
A hot afternoon--
the blossoming sage
quivers with bees.
Adelaide
A windless day;
the spider drifts down
on an unseen thread.
Cynthia
A sleepless night--
crickets and tree frogs
for company.
Adelaide
The summer moon;
a raccoon looking in
the open door.
Kim
The heat!
hanging willow boughs
sway slowly.
Cynthia
The rippling water;
floating lily leaves
bob gently.
Cynthia
On the shortcut path--
someone has picked
the blue wildflower.
Kim
A hot breeze;
the sun's reflection gleams
on each cherry.
Cynthia
A slug coiled
on the whisk broom handle;
the wet day.
Kim
Limp leaves hang
from the broken branch;
a dark evening.
Cynthia