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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Schedules Be Gone

 

Summer time ~ 


a world of tomorrows


when schedules melt 


    in the heat 


  shift and sway 


       with the wind to 


relieve us of 


  a tedium that has 


become too normal  ~ when we 


can go our own way like 

  

  a drive down a road dappled in sunlight, 

   

      past grasses and wheat fields, 


  stroll through a farmers’ market


share an outdoor concert with friends


or just relax on a beach while 


children of all ages play in a crystal lake 

 

     to end the day in well earned sleep.


“Summertime is always the best of what might be.”

~ Charles Bowden, author

Monday, July 27, 2026

Bee Balm


 While buzzing, busy bees are 

off nuzzling pollen from other 


flowers in this Prairie garden,


these flowers are reaching, 


ready to welcome them 


when it’s time, while looking 


stunning in the afternoon sun.






“The bees are summer-busy every sunny afternoon...”

~ Hal Borland, author, journalist, naturalist

(1900 - 1978)

Sunday, July 26, 2026

An Old White Fan

An old white fan sits 

swinging back and forth 

to cool the room. 


I do have a.c. but 

love my little fan that 

merely stirs the air 


stagnant and stuffy with 

summer heat. Its soft shush 

as its breeze drifts across 


the room is comforting. 

How can something so simple 

be so comforting? 


It is one of those sounds 

that has the same softness 

as homemade bread, 


a quilt made by a friend 

or a tea kettle on the boil.

It’s just an old white fan. 


“The air is all softness.”

 ~ John Keats