__Tomorrow night, back to our pond, See you soon, friends.
Oooo. Which one to choose, which one to choose, which one... ?


bewildered bees
so many tiny blossoms
queen annes lace

 __For "Pete.".
__Kathy and I offer our best wishes to his wife Chris, his daughters Lisa and Erin, and too, to the extended families... as John Denver once sang, "the memories of love will see you through."


they wait
beyond this final door
old friends

__We may refer to them as "Wicked Winds,"  as in winter they drive their iciness  into our marrow; in the heat of the summer we see them as "Benevolent Breezes." How perceptions can change!     _m


swift breeze
across this summer pond
the pin-wheel spins

cool breeze
as birds frolic at their bath
a lost feather

__This is an echo I left at the -Past Tense- link; I've always been amused by the first drops of rain bursting into that dryness of a dirt pathway, each drop each raises a wee puff of dust, and then... a tiny crater remains. Soon its mud!


rain drops
in the pathways dust
craters

Seems to be a lot of fireflies here this summer. 


shooting star
caught in the on-shore wind
a firefly

__Kathy and I have known Michelle since before she was born, now... off to college at the end of summer, and at tomorrow's gathering we'll wish her well! I'll not tell her of this post in her regard... but she will know!     

we knew
before you came
the worth of your collage
now journey off to college life
new worlds           

Our independence.... is within the unity of that need; best wishes to you all, as you sing your anthem of life!    _m


independence
in our strength of unity
this anthem