The Garden at Satori
Mid-August
Hummingbirds with rapid wings
visit flowers more frequently
then slip quickly away
to find new blossoms
as they bank calories
for the migration south.
A list of fall vegetables
appears at the farm stand:
butternut squash, cabbages,
and soon the pumpkins
next to the sweet corn.
The long hours of light
are slowly fading away
as summer moves
toward its final days.
Lainie Senechal
Morning Visitor
Summer on the Balcony
The morning is greeted
with notes of bird songs
from the green-leaved forest
and sparkles on silver ripples
in rays of the rising sun.
The jeweled-feathered hummingbird
appears on its daily rounds
to visit flowers on the balcony rail
and to search for small spiders
in webs of thin, silk threads
that were spun in the night.
The nesting time is almost over,
as summer moves forward
the juveniles will fledge
and soon be gone.
Lainie Senechal
Announcement: On Sunday, August 13th, Lainie will exhibit her paintings in the Satori “Art in Nature” show and sale at the Satori Center in Marlow, NH.