respite from the heat
nature’s air conditioning
oasis of shade
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Monarchs
familiar sightings
herald summertime up north —
return of monarchs
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Treehouse
laughter, wasps, splinters
a generation ago —
treehouse still standing
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Letting Go
under watchful eyes
letting go to swim freely —
angst of parenthood
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Haiku Eyes
changing perspective
vertical, horizontal —
world through haiku eyes
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Nap
well loved and well used
the sleeping couch never fails
to induce a nap
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Butterfly
feeling very small
butterfly with wings of steel
hovers over me
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Kaleidoscope
geometric shapes
natural kaleidoscope
forms new perspective
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Lighthouse
water, sand, and sky
the lighthouse observing all —
steadfast and grounded
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Fire
embers glow brightly
flames leap, dance a finale
as we warm our hands
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Footprints
footprints in the sand
mark another traveler
on their own journey
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Mascot
ambiguous stone
gazed upon for 50 years —
official mascot?
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Barn
a faded façade
battered but still hanging on —
tenacious and proud
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Reality
boulders or pebbles —
distance changes perspective
and reality
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Forget-me-nots
tiny blue flowers
where wild seeds were scattered
forget-me-nots bloom
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Moonrise
moonrise on the lake
missed seeing you last summer
so good to return
#HaikuChaallenge21 -- Wildflowers
stream of wildflowers
meander along the road
shades of lavender
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Rays of Renewal
unexpected quotes
share wisdom with those beneath —
rays of renewal
#HaikuChallenge21 — Roadside
Roadside picnic bench
birdsongs mix with traffic noise
nourish and notice
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Peter Rabbit
tucked in a garden
peter rabbit bides his time
carrots in each paw