Solstice

Nature soaks our senses
as her summer spree commences,
scaling all our fences —
sights and sounds and scents galore!

Butterflies in full bloom,
reeling from the perfume,
touch and go the nectar plume
like bubbles bobbing by.

Quiver in a fern curl —
sneak a peek — a gray squirrel
emerges with a tail twirl
and business on his mind.

Chatter brings a blue jay
screaming down the runway,
mantis folds himself to pray
and bumble hums along.

Sally Bacchetta 2004