Wednesday, August 23, 2023

How much downpour can you take?

 

Not wisp of cloud yet heavy storms are on the way.

Here they are coming, piling in, grouping up.

Bringing dumping loads of water upon us.

Here heavy measurable will fall.


Bumping into each others

A clobbering of down-pouring.

Duck alert china ride

Ka-bunga. 


Blam dumps the drops.

POW-pow into drips and a fine mist.

Downfall, umbrellas out.

A pack of rain. No lie. No doubt.






Tuesday, August 22, 2023

New game around

 

Football season has begun,

Baseball is on the run.

Had to record Antique Roadshow,

Saw a quarter and went to bed.


Nighttime viewing gets too late.

A Sunday afternoon is enough for me.

They pay players millions

And want me to anti-up?


Could be a tough season.

Baseball gets blown away

Football is just a preview.

And I’m backing down.








Monday, August 21, 2023

New again

 

Rabbits have five litters per year

And more newbies are seen

Identify these around this morning 

Little and NewLittle were seen yesterday


This morn smaller unidentifides are out.

No one else, no birds etcetera.

Monday starting in no rain.

No cars, no walkers


You know how it goes.

The same.

Bunnies sit still in a pose, then are gone in a blink.

Off eating or napping.




Sunday, August 20, 2023

mates

 

Didn’t get the count;

Different numbers came up.

Thirty or so of us got together,

sat and talked.


Wayne didn’t show.

The town is gone although 

the framework remains the same.

Darrel and Leslie were there.


Out in the field

Beyond the rows of corn

We we saw the red giant ball of sun go down.

Such a warm, beautiful evening.




Saturday, August 19, 2023

More than a week

 

To go in August a warm season 

Pleasant ahead for sure.

Tajour soup like my dentist.

Tag it to the list of goodness ahead.


One creature in the entire woods.

Not a chip, a bird or squirrel 

Only Little our favorite rabbit

Hanging around out of habit.


Say hey so here we are you’re 

On the car, not too far away again.

Thump, thump the rabbit’s hopping.

Nothing stopping us today.




Friday, August 18, 2023

castles in the air

 

Carefully the fresh coffee is distributed into cups.

There are no cakes plural.

One flat cake has been cut into many pieces.

 i don’t need it but i’m eating it anyway.


The second half of August

some final warm summer days coming up.

We’ll take them then move into fall.

You know that’s all.


Large nimbus clouds and fallaway patches in blue.

What can you do?

Turn around season comes through.

What can you do?




Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Times wasting


Spinning wheels would be something to watch;

Otherwise other things get in the way.

Sent Auguri to Alex, Marina and Ermano an Chiara.

To my friends for Italy’s summer holiday.


This is a big one

like a birthday in importance.

Now I have to

Send a note to Giacomo.



Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Tween land

 

The heat escaped,

Slid out the weather door.

was fine while it lasted;

Don’t look for more


Now look for yellow,

A relinquish of the green.

As the temperatures mellow

And color changes the scene.


Are ya autumn on the way?

Dry as a cactus,

Colors come out some day,

Only need some practice.






Monday, August 14, 2023

On the button

 

Touches eight when I’m ready.

Brings Monday morning in steady.

Start us off in the new week

Warms the heart to hear floors creak.


Easy Jasper, reset the gong

 No time limit for our song.

Play on in the harness of light.

Then dance, dance til you’re out of sight.






Sunday, August 13, 2023

Swirling path catches up

 

We have the way marked for clarity.

Bright sun beams light the path.

No walkers or vehicles,

one rabbit we call Little was here a while.


A motorcycle rumbled past.

The cliche cartoon sound of a large bike.

New Little sat out front

on the edge of the street.


hey, we want our bunnies to behave like people.

Okay, there I said it.

I’ll make flash cards and 

start reading lessons next week.





Saturday, August 12, 2023

Couldn’t escape the storm

 

Seven seconds away from the flash.

The booms could knock ya.

I know the bunnies were out there.

They couldn’t have slept well.


I hope they hid near the house.

Dry places can be found.

Eat and sleep, 

That’s life in August.


 Big  little came in first.

Then new little showed.

Nine thirty

All is well







Friday, August 11, 2023

phena

 

With twenty years in Hawaii

Extended Family and community 

Thrown out by flash fire

No contact by wire


Dashed away. Thousands unacounted.

Speak to us, you can.

Present the story

To us far away.


We will hear you, Phena.

What do you feel?

Your voice is real

How are the people? What do you say?






Thursday, August 10, 2023

Maui crisps

 

Homes, families moved out of place

As firestorms cross Maui

Making life difficult for all.

Major loss and disruption.


So hard the climate changes.

New developments occur on the globe.

Keep what we can stable, simple.

Cooperation can aid all.


More than we expect developes.

Keep neat and practice caution.

Help where you can.

Be prepared at all times.




Wednesday, August 09, 2023

Plane misbehavior

 

Hand cuffed for throwing things in the cabin.

I prefer not to be a passenger on that flight.

My days go easier, thank you.

I’ll have quiet coffee and a brioche.


That’s my seat, my ticket says.

I’ll sit there, thank you, and read.





Tuesday, August 08, 2023

Maybe planktown , Ted and ali

 

Getting ready.  Nearly set.

Was a while last time I bet.

Familiar faces over pancakes.

An hour from here about what it took.


Things were lining up again.

Filing days like I don’t know when.

The owner lady remembered us

The place was loud until one table left.


Next to us they were talking loud.

Hey, we made it.

More than ten years we’ve breakfasted there.

If we’re lucky we’ll do it again.





 



Monday, August 07, 2023

Woke up cloudy looking for deer


A car or two snapped by

Wasn’t sure, they went so fast.

Thought of counting and they were gone.

Just a blurs, didn’t take long.


Of deer there was no sign.

Nothing to see this time.

Why am I expecting any at all

Leaves are thick amid trees so tall.




Saturday, August 05, 2023

Beyond the big heat

 

Now we adapt without fear.

White sky in clouds

Driveway is curing.

No one out after eight.


Clean and neat,

This day is slow,

A real treat 

There’s nowhere to go.


Take some time,

Walking slowly,

Keep in line,

Holy moly




Friday, August 04, 2023

Drink your tea

Slowly, reverently.

Wait for the world.

It will get here.

recoating asphalt

 

Two guys were putting more hot shiny

Black oil on the drive.

She watched out the windows,

“I want to do that,” She said.


I stayed away, didn’t even want to smell it.

I worried the bunnies would get it on their feet.

Keep away everyone.  It’s hopeless black gook.

You’re cooked if you’re near it.


This is a clean new driveway.

I’ll look at it, but I sure don’t want to smell it.

Makes me think about

Giving up coffee.



9:10


She’s out there with a chair.

The mailman doesn’t come for another hour,

But we have a good mailman 

and one who’ll walk right through it.


Okay, now so the workers were saying

They were up in Avon and put flags across the road

And people lift the flags and walk right across.

Parents and kids don’t pay attention.


Shawn the good mailman came

And he did well, stepped carefully.

Now we wait 24 hours and all will be well.

Asphalt Days are behind us.





Thursday, August 03, 2023

City truck

 

A giant white with pipes hanging on.

Has the city label 

And workers in brightly

Shining safety vests


Iridescent green or orange.

Blocked the street then took off.

Quick and official 

Keep out of the way.


Heads up, hats on

Their working today

Clearing the roads,

Do what they say.