Showing posts with label heat wave. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heat wave. Show all posts

Monday, August 16, 2010


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Swelling stones
swelling bees, berries and bones
... Dog Days.

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Creeping bramble ...
the distant screams and laughter
of children.

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Sunday, August 15, 2010


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The spider
patching cracks
in August stones.

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Summer bake ...
scarce enough breath
for scratching leaves.

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The leaf snaps ...
flaking bones
of August.

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Friday, August 13, 2010


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No wind, no games ...
in August sun, the crow
curls.

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Friday, July 9, 2010


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The towhee
fanning, falling to pieces
of summer shade.

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Round n' round ...
two squirrels have had their fill
of summer.

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Here ...
this poverty of water
for summer sparrows.

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From shade, the robin
dares a higher branch
... yes, still, still summer.

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Oh! tentacled clouds ...
summer sparrows, come out
come out! come see!

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What little shade
thick with the sweat
of trees.

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Summer heat ...
I am the fly's
sip of water.

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Sunrise ...
the spider clings
to the melting shade.

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Thursday, July 8, 2010


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Talons of sunset ...
the rabbit follows
a shadow.

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Swelling airs of summer ...
the squirrel
walks.

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The Dog Star ...
even the moon
keeps to the shade.

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010


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Dry gutter ...
the bebopping head
of a sparrow.

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Summer bramble ...
the fanning bee
bumbles a petal.

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Parching winds ...
that crow can only crow
in whispers.

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