Last light of the day
serenaded by crickets
katydids join in
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Cattails
Cattails standing tall
sheltering what needs to hide
in a parking lot
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Balance
Good to remember
balance is never static
readjust through life
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Vote
Getting out the vote
writing dozens of postcards
mom to mom to mom
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Kitten Claws
Leaves with kitten claws
tiny, effective weapons
against ungloved hands
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Look Up
Beautiful colors
grateful that i noticed them
reminder — look up
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Not Ready
Hint of fall appears
not ready to say hello
wait a bit longer
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Gratitude
Gift of gratitude
glows softly, warms in my hand
transparent yet strong
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Sunflower Dance
Dancing sunflowers
bend, twist, and twirl in the wind
joyous and playful
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Wind Chimes
Summer melodies
harmonize with gusts of wind
grateful to listen
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Explore
Flat stones became stairs
for kids two decades ago
now explored again
HaikuChallenge20 -- Stepping Stones
Mirrored stepping stones
reflecting the falling rain
quenching the earth
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Patterns
Put pen to paper
no beginning, no ending
patterns just emerge
HaikuChallenge20 -- Agaricales
Agaricales
cool new word for Scrabble games
means mushrooms with gills
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Black-eyed Susans
On the hottest days
black-eyed susans never wilt
my aspiration
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Tomatoes
Anticipation
the knife glides though easily
slices of heaven
#HaikuChallenge20 -- 19th Amendment
19th amendment
just one hundred years ago
don’t get complacent
#HaikuChallenge20--Standing Tall
Delicate blossoms
with watercolor centers
standing tall and proud
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Sanctuary
Sunday solitude
stepped away to step within
my sanctuary
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Anticipation
Hard to be patient
Concord grapes ripen slowly
Anticipation