Haiku About Summer

REGENERATE

IN LOVE WILLOWS WEEPSUMMER BASKS IN A COOL TREEGOLDEN AS THE GRASS

THE BABY’S CAUGHTRED-FINGERED IN THE STRAWBERRIES:SUNBURNED CHEEKS

HOTMISERABLETHE STAGNATION OF JUNE

ROUGHNESS DOMINATES:HARD STOOP, JUTTING ROCKS, BEE STINGS.THEN: VELVET RIVER...

SUMMER CONTESTANTSFADING POLICE SIRENSBACKYARD CRICKETS

CRICKETS CHIRPING SONGBREEZES SIFTING THROUGH THE TREESTIME FOR REFLECTION.

COUNTY FAIR . . .CUMULUS CLOUDS OF COTTON CANDYCORN DOG (99) SCENTS

MIDWEST FIELDS

SUNFLOWER PETALSINTENSE RED LEMON COLORONLY ONE LIKE YOU

UNANSWERED

THE SWAN THIEVESAFTER MANY A SUMMERWERE NEVER NAMED

SUMMER JAZZ

SUMMER JAZZIN THE RAFTERS OF THE TRAIN STATIONA CROW'S NEST

JULY HOSTA SPROUTS

JULY HOSTA SPROUTS,LADDERS OF LAVENDERBUDS, BLOOMING RUNGS.

CRINOLINE WINGSTAKE HOSTAGE MY LAMPLIGHTLAZY AUGUST NIGHT.

HOT PINK CREPE MYRTLEFLOWERS SWAYED BY SULTRY WINDS –COTTON CLOTHES DRYING

THE NIGHT, A SOFT GLOW,THE FIREWORKS EXPLODING.HOT SUMMER EVENING.

WINDY SUMMER DAYSWIRLING COLORS FILL THE AIRKALEIDOSCOPE WORLD

OF LOVE

NO COOL STILL WATERSON A BURNING SUMMER DAYCOULD DESCRIBE THIS THING

GLOSS

THE SUMMER STORM DRESSESEACH LEAF--GLOSS FOR A DATEWITH THE SUN

EAST COAST SUMMER

HEAT CLUMPS STICKY AIRFOLKS FLOCK TOWARDS AN OAK TREE’S SHADE,SOON THE SKY WILL SWEAT.

SUMMER’S HALF OVER

SUMMER’S HALF OVERSTIFLING HEAT AND THUNDERSTORMSLOOKING TOWARD THE FALL

SUMMER IN THE CITY

MOWN LAWN IN SUMMER NIGHTFALLFIREFLIES FROM ABOVEPATROL FOR VANDAL CRICKET

CRISP WHITE SHEETSBLEACHED BY THE SUNMY SURRENDER FLAGS

COFFEE PERCOLATES

COFFEE PERCOLATESRAINDROPS TAPPING WINDOWSILLSSLOW SUMMER MORNING

SUMMER

EVERYTHING ALIVEAIR RESONATES WITH LAUGHTERSPIRITS ARE BEAMING

LATE SUMMER-NOCTURNE ON CRICKET'S WINGA WOMAN'S HEART SINGS

SNOW IN SUMMER

“I DO NOT WANT YOU,”YOU SAY. THEN YOU PULL ME CLOSE.A SNOW IN SUMMER.

SAGUARO BLOSSOM

DELICATE FLOWER:SOFT MEAT, WHITE SKIN. HUMMINGBIRDFEASTING. SUMMER WIND.

THIS AUGUST

ASH AND HONEY FALLTHROUGH THE GROANS AND CRACKS.NO SHADE, NORTH PHILLY

LYING ON THE LAWN

LYING ON THE LAWNA BLADE OF GRASS IN MY MOUTH;SWEET AND BITTER LIFE

CHAIN GANG

GOLDEN ORB BLAZINGHEAT SHIMMERING UP IN WAVESORANGE JUMPSUIT CHAFES

WET, PURPLE FINGERSRIPE BLACKBERRIES BY THE PATHA FAILED ERRAND

WE ARE NONETHELESS IN THE WORLD

HEAT AND HUMIDITYLIKE SNOW AND COLDREMEMBER US TO THE FLESH

DAISIES OF GOLD

SUNLIGHT BATHES THE FIELDDAISIES BLOOM IN STREAKS OF GOLDSMILING TO THE SUN.

CAMPFIRE

CAMPFIRE BLAZESMARSHMALLOW ROASTS ON A STICKGOOD AT ANY AGE

FIRE HYDRANTS LET LOOSE

OCEANS SWELL ON CURBS.URGENT TORRENTS. WE SOAK, FROLIC—MAKESHIFT, ANGLED BEACH.

HEAVY HEAT

A GRASSHOPPER LANDSCLUMSILY BESIDE MY FOOT –AUGUST’S HEAVY HEAT

AUGUST

IN SUMMERTIME HEAT,PROMISES OF FOREVERDISSOLVE LIKE SEA FOAM.