hot day

the cat moves

two inches

 summer drownings 

once again the word tragic 

is pulled from the lexicon 

 doom scrolling

i misread the word evasion

for invasion

 the fox is dead

his gun is back in the rack

full moon

 there it’s gone now

i have shown it the door

summery bee

 all their tomorrows

that were so slow in coming 

came and went

 drawbridge

the fish asks the dragonfly 

how high is the sky

the dragonfly asks the fish

how deep is the lake

 these modern times

soon we will have so much more

of going without

 packed tight

these honey cell words

pollinate

 some other time

gathering memory flowers

summer wine

out with the boys

Phil told a silly joke

fifty years ago 

 sundown

all cares are warm cares

under closed eyes