after the rain
a verdant blush creeps
over the parched lawn

hot night of dreams .... mooning

[Does this one-liner work at all? I mean to imply three different meanings for that last word. :-D]

felled forest -
a single bird
darting through the silence

empty classroom~

in the heat, writing lessons

for autumn

trees overhang -
the stream changes
from bubbling light to gloomy

early commute

red and yellow cannas

float over black mulch

heat wave!
the chapel in the snow
screensaver

One daddy longlegs
makes a mountain of our tent –
we watch from inside

(Crossposted at But Wait, There's More!)

post midnight

post midnight
suns sets on the Bering Sea
all shades of orange

words by gerald england
photo by r brett stirling

Photograph first appeared on Alaska: The View From Up Here

clouds
passing over
full of puddles

summer rain-

it comes again,

sadness

rainy summer day

scarlet maple leaves

swirling in run off

HOT PAIRS

hand-in-hand sweethearts
umbrella as parasol
summer stroll

glaring sunlight
my shadow leads
the way

...down the stream
a single rose petal
weaves between the ducks

start of week
new rose buds on potted bush
hibiscus in bloom

St John's evening ~
two butterflies flutter
in the lavender

***

soir de St Jean ~
deux papillons volettent
dans la lavande

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staccato flash

of a firefly in the rain~

syncopation

sultry summer night

jasmine and gardenia

on the ride home

slow falling

drops of rain land

on my bare back

among the hot sweat~

summer solstice

It was also the night of the Samuel Johnson Prize on BBC4, where a friend was short-listed against some other top writers!


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BTW the little white dot is the pole star!

fallen
calendula flowers -
sun behind a cloud

eucalyptus
leaves - bruised and
fallen to the floor

So tired today –
couldn't resist last night's show
(clouds across the moon)

Last night's rain –
not enough for puddles,
but such loud birdsong!

after the rain

wishing my annuals grew

as well the weeds

GOING & COMING

skirting Australia
the sunlit puddle
in the street

unlocking the door
the ants
have beat me home

reaching for a cloud
the toddler topples -
sits in the puddle smiling

red-winged blackbird
at the top of a tree,
holding, balancing

(Cross-posted at But Wait, There's More!)

both quiet
under summer moon -
our shadow

***

tous deux silencieux
sous la lune d'été -
notre ombre

beach weather
shopping for my first tattoo
I choose Kandinsky

Billie Dee

kuku makura

mid shift

watching a melon sky

blaze over the river

rain starting
spider running
between the drops

closing the shutter ...
opening the shutter ...
bees in the lavender

***

fermant le volet ...
ouvrant le volet ...
des abeilles dans la lavande

flowering vines
climb the grey yard wall
prison break

[A "dreamku," click here and just below DAILY DREAMKU are links to all three parts of a new post on writing dreamku.]

above the dam

two black skimmers in flight

arguing

(Spied by an acquaintance above Central Park Lake's temporary dam in New York City. Much needed maintenance and repair is being done on the lake at present and I can imagine the wildlife in the park is being agitated by it. :-D)

June Wedding

wide-eyed bride -
an eager groom bestows
open-mouth kiss

- Stephanie Roberts

three stories up
honeysuckle scents
the breezes

heron, stone-still -
wind suddenly
picks a feather from his wing

after the rain
new grass shoots sprouting
in the windox box

gales -
webs bearded
with thistledown

Big Hole Valley
breath of the haystacks
warming the night

[Big Hole Valley in southwest Montana is the site of the
world’s largest wild hay harvest each July.]

--Billie Dee

KIKU MAKURA

june sunshine-
the freedom of an afternoon
with coffee & croissant

black gold slavery

apple orchard I pause as long as the fox cub


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a morning
of puddles -
repeating everything

summer daydream...

on the way to work
how to grow personal wealth
through gardening

ducklings on the tow-path -
amongst the buttercups:
cat's eyes

shopping with sister

looking at neighborhood gardens

with new eyes

two blackbirds on a stump
centuries-old songs
in their beaks

butterfly
forgetting,remembering,
forgetting...the way

dark night

suddenly lights up~

first firefly

first light

watering garden against

heat of the day

~~~

morning commute

napping under shade tree

cats and birds

flat tire
sidewinder tracks
in the moonlight

--Billie Dee

kiku makura

June arrives

June arrives
even in the evening
bright sun

words and photo © gerald england, 2007

red poppies
lean together
...dark eyes

older couple

sitting under a shady tree

hand in hand

a last
dandelion-clock
teased by the breeze

between the old man
and the sparrow:
broken bread

garden find
tiny mimosa tree
among the vinca vines

too lazy to move

the cooling breeze

now a bit chilly

home from the beach with
sand in my shoes and swimsuit.
my skin is burnt red.

morning commute

orange roses dancing

over red daylillies

toddler wobbles
bubblebee zigs
first summer's grass

in the sun-baked trail
of the shopping cart
squashed red berries

a first bird visits -
the tiny apple tree
bows

the old lady's roses
lean out
into the city

rainy sunday
washing out the enregy
to do chores

~~~~~

monday morning
new passion flower buds
curling toward the sun

roses hang from the wall
...faces of the
orphanage children

tired lawn

tired lawn
buttercups and daisies
intrude

© gerald england, 2007

busy highway
a thousand cicadas
drown out the trucks

--Billie Dee

kiku makura

bee slipping out
of the foxglove's bell -
its work done

watermelon seeds,
spit out on the lawn as the
dry grass cuts our feet.

stormy clouds -
an aphid on the lapel
of my jacket

***

nuages d'orage -
un puceron sur le revers
de ma veste

my blind setter
frozen on point
baby quail

--Billie Dee

kiku makura

droplets

droplets fall sounds of laughter in the park

photo: lori bierly
words: mandy smith

telephone call
the weather and I
in meltdown

in the sun
a crow sits
in a puddle of black feathers

early commute

red and white peonies

dancing in the wind