another hot day

haiku 

dawn pale this morning

near uniform gray-blue sky

warn again of heat

snag-bruised clouds

haiku

snag-bruised clouds hov’ring

near drought-shriveled stalks endow

beads of survival

kelley island memories

child in the island cottage on lake erie

builds pebble castle on the rocky shore

doggy paddles back to uncle-propelled

raft and sings with family and friends

around the campfire spurting sparks

to the night and burning marshmallows

hoped-for relief

haiku

 gentle dawn snuggling

cool-wrapped clouds, hoped-for relief

of heat smothered fields