07.29.2011

my favorite thing

about summer is the smells --

fresh, verdant, luscious

07.28.2011

eight forty-seven

we missed Cheers, but got Megan

it was so worth it!

07.27.2011

fountain in the rain

rain drops falling, disappear

like magic, they’re gone  

07.26.2011

ideal summer day

warm sunshine (not too warm).  my

soul melts into calm

07.25.2011

Mary Etta’s gone

cold fact beyond belief, my

sadness beyond words

07.24.2011

sky of high summer

white-blue sky with whiter clouds

heavy dark green trees

07.23.2011

craig’s list is so cool

turns all my old stuff into

lovely, lovely cash

07.22.2011

late night, all quiet

distant airplane, ticking clock

car door slams – no sleep

07.21.0211

anticipating

this thing is almost as good

as the thing itself

07.20.2011

waiting for the call

nerves cranking, stomach churning

anxiety soars

07.19.2011

exhaust pours out from

behind the bus, drenching us

in hot ickyness

07.18.2011

artificial breeze

from the air-conditioner

keeps me somewhat sane

07.17.2011

cool breeze petered out

hot air hangs heavy on my

limbs, in my lungs

07.16.2011

cool breeze buffets me

through the open car window

tangling my hair

07.15.2011

cool breeze follows me

as I follow the lakefront

pleasant company

07.14.2011

cool breeze plays across

   my face

               my arms

                             in my hair

touching me softly

07.13.2011

cool breeze wakes me up
radiant energy from

the sun warms my skin

07.12.2011

the sky a strange shade

of green, as if frightened by

the impending storm

        Photo by Megan Bartelt; used with permission.

07.11.2011

last sliver of blue

sky kisses the horizon

as the storm moves in

07.10.2011

the ceiling fan turns

lazy circles, shifting the

thick and shiftless air

07.09.2011

a breeze gentle

mulberries drop in my lap

the river moseys

07.08.2011

seen from this great bridge

Manhattan waits in the haze

a sleepy actor

07.07.2011

honking and swerving,

playing chicken with that truck

this cabbie’s insane

07.06.2011

mild panic grips me –

what did I forget?  nothing?

bon voyage to me!

07.05.2011

hibernating in

sweet air-conditioned comfort

hiding from the heat

07.04.2011

taste of charcoal makes

every good bratwurst better –

somewhat charred is best!

07.03.2011

explosions echo,

fireworks hang in the branches

outside my window

07.02.2011

it is high summer

at last.  heat and sun abound.

is it over yet?

07.01.2011

a scorching hot day
welcome blast of cold lake air

makes it all ok