30
   in soft rain
a woodpecker and i work
   the perfect last day

29
   after the storm
a memory of sunset
   returns —

28
   a crown of light
atop an approaching storm
   high summer

   or

   an approaching storm
crowned by the setting sun
   high summer

27
   wings flapping wildly
a surprised pigeon slides
   down the wet skylight

26
   sheets of driving rain
drench me in the parking lot
   thunderous laughter
i can't recall whether
it's better to run or walk

25
   purple martins
dive-bomb a befuddled man
   mow another day

24
   a firefly
ushers me down the darkened path
   the show has just begun

23
   turning a corner
greeted by the rising moon
   a streetlight brightens

22
   tall grass waves at me
as i pass back and forth
   belated mowing

21
   a lollipop
lying in the urinal
   colors swirl

20
   narrating
for a family of gibbons
   hangers-on

19
   crickets and fireflies —
no greater medicine
   exists

18
   the wind slowly thumbs
through an abandoned book
   whispering softly

17
   goosebumps
on sun-burned skin
   fun in the sun

16
   the big dipper
soaks in sudsy clouds
   handle sticking out

15
   a stripper sticker
painted with the rebel flag
   do you hear banjos?

14
   a distant rumble —
is that thunder or bass?
   summer night

13
   fragrant marigolds
light fire to a stone cylix
   summer kindles

12
   the sun drifts
through a hazy sky
   looking for parking

11
   uplifting or sad
pulitzer prize shots
   strike at the heart

10
   heavy equipment
whirs and drums in the distance
   city symphony

9
   taking a photo
of a passing cloud
   someone else looks up

8
   cottonwood seeds
drift down through a shaft of light
   time stands still

7
   singing merrily
to her favorite song
   youtube keeps freezing

6
   mellow music
mingles with the cool breeze
   a june bug dances

5
   storms long gone
a starless night stretches out
   the wind sighs softly

4
   bare branches, yes
but new leaves, here and there, too.
   the old tree still grows...

3
   a crow
argues with the wind
   trees remain unswayed

2
   falling flower petals
capture the setting sun
   summer already

1
   a child's toy car
sitting outside the pawnshop
   memories for sale