5 June 2025 (walking home)

walking home after dark

the constant harassment

of june bugs

4 June 2025 (a chipmunk warns)

a chipmunk warns

of an aerial threat

wildfire haze

3 June 2025 (evening calm)

evening calm

the silent fireworks

of alliums

2 June 2025 (touching each blossom)

touching each blossom

as I pass

rain-wet rhodora

1 June 2025 (distant foghorn)

distant foghorn . . .

she crushes the sweetfern

to share its scent

31 May 2025 (scenic highway)

scenic highway

my car drives over

a crow’s shadow

30 May 2025 (slow awakening)

slow awakening . . .

a mourning dove’s coos

in morning fog

29 May 2025 (river)

river swelling with rain the rattle of a wren

28 May 2025 (morning sun)

morning sun

spring’s first swallowtail

flits past the lilac

27 May 2025 (bobolink song)

bobolink song . . .

twin ruts of a farm track

shine with rainwater

26 May 2025 (memorial bench)

memorial bench

she sits and listens

for a cardinal