IN AUGUST

Photo by S. Auberle

IN AUGUST

Bless this sun, this summer day,
bless the lake, the trees,
the thrush singing in the oak.

Bless that black-as-the-devil raven
muttering old prayers.
Bless you and me.

Immerse us in August heat
till we burn with joy,
till we remember

what has been forgotten:
how high Icarus flew
before he fell.

~  Mimi

NORTH WIND

Photo by S. Auberle

NORTH WIND

clouds
like
ponies
tonight
galloping
southward
racing
summer
over the
moon

EVE AT ROWLEY'S BAY

 Photo by S. Auberle

EVE AT ROWLEY'S BAY

Weather coming in
across the bay, a mist
tinting the horizon,
as though an artist
were playing
with a new shade of blue.

An empty rowboat
rocks in the waves
waiting for a course
to steer by and I

lie on sun-warmed rocks
waiting for the fox snake
to appear, tempt me
in his serpent whispers
with new possibilities.

~ from Crow Ink, by Sharon Auberle
Little Eagle Press 2009