Sunlight to the east

Summer Petals
sunlight to the east
summer drifts across the sky
slowly the air cools

Another photo from one of my walks. Many of my neighbors are quite talented gardeners. I’m fond of the evolving bouquet surrounding me.

Crazy in the Sun


crazy in the sun
small children in a sprinkler
joyous memories 

Photo by frank mckenna on Unsplash

Sunlight Through The Tree

Sunlight through the trees

glancing skyward
then continuing my walk 
sunlight through the trees

Flowers in the cruel sunlight


into August's sun
with it's cruel grip upon us
gentle beauty grows

Today’s Word Challenge Haiku: “Adhere”

An Orange Rose

Today I’ll jump over to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge. Our word: “adhere”. Hmmm…


next to the sea
a rose adheres to the cliff
climbing skywards

Today’s Haiku: “Vision”

Another response to the Word of the Day Challenge. Today’s word is “vision”.


seeking a vision
as summer progresses
beyond empty words

A haiku response to today’s Word of the Day Challenge

Today’s word is “overdue”. Not a very poetic word, is it?


a day with light rain
giving overdue relief 
birds gracing my day

A Dark Sky Haiku

Dark Sky
under sunlight's edge
gazing upwards at the clouds
I have everything 

Shedding Sunlight: Tonight’s Haiku

shedding sunlight
night emerges, taking hold
summer raindrops fall

Tonight’s Haiku: Summer’s Rose

Summer Rose
feeding on sunlight
gracefully growing skyward
now the scent of rain