August 15: Crows

sense of dread
following voices of crows
down to the river

August 14: Fog

creeping fog
the cricket's music
slower
 

August 13: Frog pond

water lilies
we don’t notice at first
all the frogs

August 12: New moon

new moon
a barking dog
becomes an owl

August 11: Perseids

meteor shower
birthday
all those wishes

for Mom

August 10: Osprey

boat show parking
osprey hovers over
a sea of cars

August 9: Rainbow

storm clouds lifting
chimney swifts
over the rainbow
 

August 8: Sunchokes

shifting light
monarch lifting 
from sunlit sunchokes

August 7: String quartet

evening thunder
the toned arms
of the violinist

August 6: Caddisflies

Sunday afternoon
caddisflies alighting
on the screen door

August 5: Blueberry harvest

blueberry harvest
winnowing away
unkind thoughts