Summer Trees

Sunlight through the trees

amidst the trees
breeze dancing with the leaves
sunlight reaches me

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

Summer Flower

Today I’m contributing to the Word of the Day Challenge. Our word today, “figure”.


underneath the clouds
the figure of a flower
graces my vision

Gusto: A Haiku

Today’s Fandango’s One-Word Challenge is Gusto. A rather challenging one, don’t you think?

living life boldly
finding the joys of one's path
seeking out gusto

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