after the thunderstorm
sidewalk puddles lure
worms and small children

or

after the thunderstorm
children hunched over
worms in the puddle

around a bonfire
friends gather
beers raised in celebration

or

friends gather
around a bonfire
the beer cheer

Shelley Mauer

stomped mulberry fruits
robin's egg blue juicy spurts
polka-dotted porch

or

mulberries stain
the polka-dotted porch
her dress shoes

Heather Aymer

weightless now
hunkered shoulders clomping feet
fireflies zipping light

or

clomping home
from a long day's work
ah, fireflies

Heather Aymer

huge broccoli
hills covered in trees
transformed by the children's imagination

or

huge broccoli
hills covered in trees
the child's imagination

Shelley Mauer

early summer
the mayflowers redden
beneath the strengthened sun

or

the mayflowers redden
beneath the strenghened sun
early summer

Cindy

summer coming
the farmer’s children
taste their first sweat

or

summer chores
the farmer's children
taste their first sweat

Bob Reed

saturday morning
the lawn mower
becomes the alarm clock

or

her lawn mower
my alarm clock . . .
Saturday morning

Shelley Mauer

small boy with so much anger
and sadness in his eyes
his loved ones stand behind

Jonathon Obermier

fish and sewer smells
rivers in the shoe closet
no basketball

or

floodwater
in the shoe closet
the smell of fish and sewer

Heather Aymer