Tagged: summer
yes, watermelon
yes, watermelon
season can sneak up on you
as soon as they get
into the chubby hands of
the little ones, dripping juice
.
20230516:2139
y
autumn in new york
autumn in new york
or copenhagen, locking
in summer’s last shades
.
20230206:2057
y
ahead of the last
ahead of the last
weekend of summer, we make
more plans than we can
carry out, buy more groceries
than we can carry home
.
20220902:1924
y
mom is playing the
mom is playing the
piano on a summer
afternoon, daddy
and i secretly listen
in so she doesn’t get nervous
.
20220901:1701
y
the end of august,
the end of august,
when hopes and dreams bob upon
the final waves of
summer’s mirage, ready to reel
in the big one, any day now
.
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y
it must be august –
it must be august –
ruby-throated hummingbirds
dive-bombing in the
backyard, molting bluejays bald like
a newborn fallen from its nest
.
20220822:1830
y
fortune favors the
fortune favors the
already lucky – we snack
on sugar plums all
summer long and into august,
tasting only sweet abundance
.
20220816:1634
y
when sugar plums show
when sugar plums show
up in mama’s kitchen, we
fire up the oven,
readying ourselves for a
treat, sweet morsels for long days
.
20220814:1815
y
summer friday rain –
summer friday rain –
the cat in the yard also has
disappointing days
.
20220812:1021
y
summer seconds move
summer seconds move
like molasses while the days slip
through like grains of sand
.
20220731:2017
y
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