Summer Haiku- 2013

something like opal
as lofty clouds carry
through the sky

empty park bench

in morning fog-

again and again

shadows passing

mostly anonymously

through my vision

bistro table,

pair of open chairs,

sun dappled shade

another 4th of July

but even brighter-

lantana umbrellas

of the tiger lilies,

one has fallen

from the rain

even with new rain,

what still remains

in dusty corners

cloudy day

summer afternoon-

front door shut

above the marsh,

red-winged blackbirds

sharpen on the wind

wild flowers

set back in August brush

born from memories

floating logs ashine

with algae backed turtles-

find your buoyant sun

scent of cedar

decent within

condensing dew

my shadow lengthens

growing patience

native to evening