loony

total eclipse
of the moon -
obscured by rolling clouds

on time

rasp of the cicada
or some such insect
right on time

luck

lucky penny
heads-up on the sidewalk
its luster gone

reflections

window washers
concentrating on their task -
reflections left behind

waiting

thinking about
a week at the lake

I hear crickets in my yard

dreamland

drifting in and out:
asleep to distant thunder
awake to crickets

rain

finally rain comes

up go the umbrellas

cardinals spread their wings

break

respite from the heat -
I wander outside

tentatively

thrill

quick-moving morning clouds -

thrust of

jackhammers

too much

drought and steam
drooping leaves
even the butterflies fade

simple

haiku

no haiku

no matter

hot

sunflowers

wilting under a

sweltering sun

expectation

waiting for the
thunderstorm
that never comes

perhaps

reading my favorite poems:
will I become
my favorite poet?

lucky

lucky penny
submerged
after the downpour

heavy

heavy afternoon
haze recedes
as I walk towards it

baking

stifling heat
half-hearted chirping
from a nearby tree

poetry

a fleeting moment captured
forever
on the page

waking

before the alarm clock sounds -
morning's
shortest moments

museum

wiping my brow -
winter landscape,
rocks show through snow