Midsummer Magic

by Jennifer Gurney 25th June 2024

the day reflected

starlight's luminescence

in your eyes

oh, that first breath

of lilac-scented air

through the open window

one with nature

fills my soul

alone not lonely

Summer’s solstice celebration

By Karen Pierce Gonzales 26th June 2024

The mid-year party begins at dawn,

mushrooms up towards the heavens

where white moon doves, unseen by the naked eye,

swoop down and circle our hearts until open.

 

Being at home here, we learn to fly without wings

while frogs, lichen, rocks, and bark

—rugged or smooth—

form a choir of sounds that always return us safely.

 

Among hosts, guests, and omens,

we toast one another’s light and shadows

as lunar bird feathers dust wine glasses of dusk

until sunset becomes a moonrise merlot.