Month: June 2021

Stooping to pick the
First bluberries, lake water
Dripping from my hat

Two painted turtles
Emerge from the green algae
For a morning kiss

Dragged out of bed
The thick summer air
A heavy blanket

Somewhere in between
New crops and manicured lawns
Coneflowers bloom

Spider’s basket trap
Catching the forest sunlight
Anticipation

Poplar leaves
Crashing on an
Unseen shore

Low clouds
Catching the early light
Counting our days

Silent morning
The first touch of
The sun’s warmth

Brown back
Of the whitetail whispers
Through the trees

Hints of cedar, pine

Smooth freshwater finish

Taste of a trail