In The Heat of Day: A Haiku of Six for the New Season

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just different

Summer has arrived,

dusty winds blow hot kisses;

clouds release their steam.

Birds perch on fences;

dogs sit in the shade and pant;

flowers bow their heads.

Peaceful is the pond.

Scents from flowers fill the air—

Mosquitoes lay eggs.

Brief summer breeze blows;

plants perform a quick ballet:

then the sun returns.

Through a window’s view,

squirrels play free in the grass:

a snake coils and waits.

Basking in the sun,

The bloated copperhead glowed;

An eagle swooped down.