July 20: Conjunction

summer night
conjunction
the moon Jupiter 

July 19: Cardinal

trying to sing louder
than the lawnmower
backyard cardinal

July 18: Garden tour

hermit’s garden
under the slender moon
bearberries ripening

July 17: My planet has roses

that childhood story
perfume of island roses 
beaded with fog

July 16: Eggplant

my favorite color
changing as I age
eggplant in a red bowl

July 15: Eggplant

afternoon storm 
for its beauty alone
we bought an eggplant

July 14: Mars

near-miss
Mars hanging red and bright 
above the highway

July 13: Morning cat

morning yoga
cat stretching
the length of my mat

July 12: Cardinal

last call
in the near dark a cardinal
fades to black

July 11: Bee balm

wish fulfillment
hummingbird at the bee balm
planted for her

July 10: Willow

wishes for rain
stirred by the passing front
the weeping willow