August 25: Island light

shining 
in the day’s last light
lightkeeper’s house

August 24: Moon

up late
disco ball moon dancing
through the trees
 

August 23: Light and shadow

light and shadow
one maple leaf
already turning

August 22: Humid

another rainy day
pages of my calendar
turning themselves

August 21: Cardinal

morning coffee
watching the cardinal
bring a seed to his mate

August 20: Summer reading

summer romance
a breeze turns the pages
of her book

August 19: Plums

ripe plums
picked under a half moon
I saved you some

August 18: Rain

another thunderstorm
his grey sweatshirt
warm from the dryer

August 17: Blackberries

you took the words
right out of my mouth
wild blackberries

August 16: Turkeys

the widower's yard
turkey poults
gleaning bird seed

August 15: Crows

sense of dread
following voices of crows
down to the river