Awake August
August 30th, 2016

the sunflower

reaches heavenward

the better to be seen

waving farewell

Awake August
August 29th, 2016

taffetas

the mauves of evening

romance....

Awake August
August 28th, 2016

The loom beckons

the shuttle flies

and we wind our days

into skeins of life

Awake August
August 27th, 2016

the small birds

make way for the flicker

who comes to drink 

at the lady's feet

Awake August
August 26th, 2016

deadheading the chamomile

my thoughts wander to

winter, tea, friends,

conversation...

Awake August
August 25th, 2016

the delphinium that returns in october,

for an encore

has chosen instead

to brighten the late summer

so what does that portend for

autumn?

Awake August

Awake August
August 24, 2016

remembrances of a marriage

warm the heart

Awake August

Awake August
August 23, 2016

a stitch in time

a border hemmed

a quilted square

all bring contentment

Awake August

Awake August
August 22nd, 2016

the evenings slide in closer

three minutes a day....

harvest time....

Awake August

Awake August
August 21, 2016

the white picket fence

standard

in small towns

Awake August

Awake August
August 21, 2016

The autumn light slants

in to caress

the last of the roses

Awake August
August 20th, 2016

Is the afternoon

ever too hot

for tea!

Awake August
August 19th, 2016

I pause in my weeding

to wonder at the delicacy

of the white astilbe

Awake August
August 18th, 2016

I sit in the shade -

a small breeze blows

and I pick up my knitting,

grateful for fresh air.

Awake August
August 17th, 2016

I turn at the lane

where the neighbour's pear tree stands

and eye the windfalls

avariciously

Awake August
August 16th, 2016

faith and hope..

sweet antidote 

to stress

Awake August
Sunday, August 14th

attar of roses

lends to my kitchen

 mysteries and enchantments

Awake August
August 13th, 2016

in the sunlight

the blue vase reflects

light and memory and that smooth roundness

that speaks the perfect life.

Awake August
August 12th, 2016

the peaches, the grapes

and the honey bee

gather sweetness in August's

dolorous days

Awake August
August 11th, 2016

The August Peach

one of the great proofs

that Divine Intelligence

rules the world

Awake August
August 10th, 2016

Light in the deep woods

stills the soul

calms the heart

Awake August

August 9th, 2016

twenty teen age quail

loiter in the lane

no scout

a taste of life

Awake August
August 8th, 2016

a lantern

swung from the heavens

kindles the imagination

Awake August
August 7th, 2016

Callie the Cat

Total

Relaxastion

Saturday August 6th, 2016

Morning coffee while

I contemplate the day's agenda...

Satisfaction.

August 5th, 2016

forgetting to turn off the water

I hear it murmur gently through the house pipes

and consider the Elder tree, enjoying the flow.

........I turn over and go to sleep.

August 4th, 2016

the task seems endless

my back doesn't understand

perseverance

Awake August
August 3rd, 2016

Once I spun dreams!

Now it is memories

that create the magic....

and then and now flow as one from my wheel

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Awake August!

Polite acquiescence

brings contentment

...and faint misgivings

August 1st, 2016

                               A Chilcotin Meadow Sky - David Finch

Mid summer memories....
most ancient of skies

a pallet of blue, and I,
a child of the prairies,
lie lost in wonder