Last week my family returned home from our beach vacation in Cape May. The house welcomed us. Laundry was piled across the laundry room and the luggage was ready to return to the shelves. The garden flowers were still beautiful and patiently waiting for their water routine to begin again. As returning vacationers, we knew we needed time to pause and recalibrate. Yet, there was unpacking and a couple of days of Grandparent-sitting as must-dos.
What August Knows
Dog days continue.
Humans move slowly in the heat.
Brown spots mingle between once-vivid green grass.
Weeping flowers yearn for cool spritzes of water.
Memories of a creamy-colored,
Sandy beach and turquoise waters remain.
Conversations revolve around downpours
That swept across the sky and slid
Down to earth in a splish-slash manner.
August knows to unplug,
Amidst must-do moments.
©CVarsalona, 2024
Haiku Heartnotes
from Cape May, New Jersey
pause each day
wrap yourself in self-care thoughts
sunsets offer peace
©CVarsalona, 2024
painted ladies pose
as artifacts of the past
summertime's showcase
©CVarsalona, 2024
evening whispers
of peace in the dimming light
seagulls congregate
©CVarsalona, 2024
©CVarsalona, 2024
Find peace at the Poetry Friday Roundup with our host Janice Scully at Salt City Verse. Janice discusses Nikki Grimes' 2023 picture book, A Walk In The Woods, Illustrated by Jerry Pickney and his son, Brian Pinkney.
