Southwest
terra cotta bricks-
the desert sunset lights up
an old bell tower
–
adobe twilight-
the slowly cooling
desert sand
Category Archives: Summer
Transience
stoic in the sun-
sand awaiting ruin from
the approaching tide
–
tenuous footprints-
a shimmering surf
over amber sands
Horse
summer at the farm-
the scent of hay and manure
permeates the air
–
white flicks of foam-
horses steaming
in the autumn air
Hawaii
the hawaiian sun-
a straw hat and gunnysack
in pineapple fields
–
pacific clouds-
the obscured rim
of Kilauea
Pond
a grove of white oaks
standing in a flooded field-
leafless in summer
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silver on black-
the koi swim
in the moon
Precarious
sitting on the stoop-
strangers walking past me with
judgment in their eyes
–
icy concrete steps-
wrought iron railings
rusted through
Age
a day at the beach-
budding romance captured in
faded polaroids
–
sundown-
walking slowly
hand in hand
Cityscapes
another el train
rumbles by as I sit in
my open window
–
an ailing fan-
ninety degrees
at two am
Caribbean
sea foam in her hair
warmed by the tropical sun
caressed by the breeze
–
ocean breeze-
rum runners in the shade
of a date palm
Sere
a cruel summer sun
the earth blistering beneath
her withering gaze
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abandoned-
once fertile soil
becomes as dust