A ladybug sits
on my question mark. Is she
asking or answering?

a cool breeze
a warm cup of tea
in the garden

I transplant
ornamental grass
in the speckled sunlight

checking the animals
to see if
they are still alive--
no a/c

Oven door
the heat pours in
from the outside

Oppressive
Omnipresent and eternal
the egg cooks on the sidewalk

Smooth bowl, a watery blue,
bursting with sunshine--
lemons

stifling summer heat
shock of white hair zooms by
young man jogging to work

hazy, hot and humid
the heat wave moves east
counter-intuitive oatmeal

he looks at me
ever hopeful
of love--
the cat