Tag Archives: summer

Mid-August

The Garden at Satori

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

Summer on the Balcony

 

Morning Visitor

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.

Summer Rain Along the Contoocook

 

The River After Rain

The River After Rain

Summer Rain Along the Contoocook

With torrents of steady rain

the Contoocook has escaped

its banks, covered walks,

and trapped the reeds

in green isles where

they rustle in the current.

Frogs in the nearby swamp

are suddenly sleepless.

Their raspy croaks continue

uninterrupted through the night.

The humid haze of morning

hangs heavy in the air.

Thoughts of cooler days occur,

but this is high summer,

which we will long for

in winter’s frigid cold.

Lainie Senechal

Mid- July

Blue Hydrangea

Blue Hydrangea

Mid-July

Pulse of July’s languid hours:

blueberries ripening to deep purple,

lilies aligned in colorful arrays.

Ivory egrets, with graceful steps,

scout among green marsh grasses

that bend in warmer winds.

Heat and humidity have arrived;

energy is lost to move one muscle.

When winter’s blast whitens land

regrets will arise for passing

of these fair summer days.

Lainie Senechal

July’s Journey

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July’s Journey

July progresses, not quickly,

but with long, languid days

of hot, sweaty weather.

The pick of summer

for those that smile

at the sun’s strongest hours.

A smooth ride through a season
when the cornucopia opens

to provide juicy blueberries,

fresh dug new potatoes

and many ears of sweet corn.

Lainie Senechal

Tanabata Stars & Announcement

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Tanabata Stars*

Beyond the Summer Solstice,

on a calm evening, the stars

seem to blossom in the heavens,

accompanied by planets,

with their slowly turning moons,

and exploding supernovas

that surprise even the astronomers.

The lovely star, Vega, appears

with her bright partner, Altair,

forming two points

of the Summer Triangle

and spinning myths that

weave through the ages.

Lainie Senechal

Announcement: Lainie will exhibit paintings and read poetry on July 6th at the Tanabata Festival at the Kaji Aso Studio, Boston, MA, 7-9pm. Free and open to the public.

*Tanabata is a Japanese Festival based on a legend that includes the stars Vega and Altair.

Summer Moves On

DOC010 August Bouquet

Summer Moves On (an ovillejo)

Black-eyed Susan puts on a show,

summers go –

cicadas sing season’s song,

time moves on.

Corn grows sturdy and so tall,

soon comes fall.

Languid days that to us call,

August hours that give great joy,

but these moments are quite coy –

summers go, time moves on, soon comes fall.

Lainie Senechal

The ovillejo, which means ” tight little ball of twine”, is an old Spanish poetry form.  I learned the form from Rhina Espaillat.

 

Summer’s Bounty

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Summer’s Bounty

Bees float over lawn,

search for a spot

with small white clover.

Goldfinch’s yellow feathers

flash in large catmint

where it sits like a queen

on top of stalk to feast

on plant’s tiny seeds.

In the heart of summer

each creature secures

sustenance from the bounty

this season brings.

Lainie Senechal