11 July 2024 (daylily sun)

daylily sun . . .

the rooster crows

to his last days

10 July 2024 (summer heat)

summer heat . . .

ants cluster

on a melon rind

9 July 2024 (morning ferry)

morning ferry

porpoises slip in

and out of fog

8 July 2024 (a gull flies over)

a gull flies over

with a lobster claw

summer heat

7 July 2024 (new moon)

new moon

a luna moth clings

to the porch screen

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Take 2:

new moon a luna moth’s invisible pheromones

6 July 2024 (high noon)

high noon

a firefly pausing briefly

on a fern frond

5 July 2024 (roses wet with fog)

roses wet with fog . . .

a fishing boat rumbles

out of the harbor

4 July 2024 (Fourth of July)

Fourth of July

the wind

does what it wants

3 July 2024 (morning heat)

morning heat

a vireo warms up

his voice

2 July 2024 (Fourth of July)

Fourth of July

an American Lady pauses

in the clover

1 July 2024 (island morning)

island morning

a foghorn moaning

in my bones