Radiance

Clashing colors
attract the eye
in a cacophony
of hues
that don’t match
and yet
draw you in
all the same.

Is this what bees feel like?

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Don’t Fall Through

White fluff
and light
creates
an ocean of clouds
stretching out
to a blue horizon.
A sea of
cotton softness
inviting
sweet sleep.

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Shades of Summer

Vibrant colors
splashed with light
summer’s bounty
shining bright
purples sway
and green abounds
filling senses
with buzzing sounds.

The bees are heavy this year.  I visit this park often in the summer because they have the most beautiful lavender beds and a public garden that, even with social distancing measures, still thrives and is well tended.

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Parched

Clouds roll in
and yet no rain
I cannot wait
the heat’s a drain
I miss the damp air
slick skin feel
of working outside
soaked through
and chilled.

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The Takeover

Forgotten spaces
hidden places
the earth continues
it’s sneak attack.
Beaten back
again and again
but she
will outlast us all.

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Potential

A little seed
lies in
more moss than grass
it waits for rain
and an earthen grasp.
New life held
safe and sound
in pod’s embrace
til roots grow down.

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