Vibrant poppies of scarlet orange
burst out of their capsules
ready to smooth out
their soft wrinkles.
Honey Locusts display their
curled clusters of white flasks
to perfume this June afternoon.
Deep green lily pads
carpet the lake shallows.
Thick and glossy;
floating solar collectors.
Pastel stalks of wheat;
feathered and filigreed,
reach for the summery sun.
Is now the time
to open the door
and look for your own
summer poem?
© 2021 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. Home Garden - Cannonsburg, Michigan
2. Grattan Township - Kent County - Michigan
3. Pickerel Lake Park ~ Fred Meijer Nature Preserve - Kent County - Michigan
4. Home Fields - Grattan Township - Kent County - Michigan
5. Vergennes Township - Kent County - Michigan
