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RED GLADIOLA

Fiction & Poetry Journal of T. Wong

Tag: summer

Seasonal Haiku

arbor rain smells
of chlorophyll and earth
worms and robins
muddied sneakers

a snowflake falls
on an early
snowdrop

lackadaisical:
a chime lounges
on a windless day

elegant trees shed
teardrops of red
and ocher

Note: It’s been a while…I hope you all are well. =)

Author redgladiolaPosted on August 8, 2017Categories Nature, Poetry, WritingTags autumn, haiku, nature, poetry, spring, summer, winter4 Comments on Seasonal Haiku

Growing Season

A ray of light piercing
the storm clouds
invokes thoughts of spring
and long days of summer;
a growing season
when I can, at last
lift my head
from the ashes.

Author redgladiolaPosted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016Categories Nature, Poetry, WritingTags hope, nature, poetry, spring, summer, writing7 Comments on Growing Season

Cicada’s Flight

seven long years of struggle underground
and this summer, only a shell split down the middle
to show where you first spread your wings

Author redgladiolaPosted on September 8, 2015September 8, 2015Categories Nature, Poetry, WritingTags cicada, insects, locust, nature, poetry, summer, writing4 Comments on Cicada’s Flight

Heatwave

waiting for the cool skirt of night
to sweep away the Indian summer
I am brown and over-ripe
and seek the relief of harvest

Author redgladiolaPosted on September 5, 2015Categories Poetry, WritingTags autumn, fall, poetry, summer, writing11 Comments on Heatwave

Clock Out

evening wind scatters
the humid traces of mid-noon
pouring into the streets
men loosen their ties

Author redgladiolaPosted on August 26, 2015Categories Poetry, WritingTags poetry, summer, work, writingLeave a comment on Clock Out

Stifling Summer Nights

humid night lays a blanket
over a fretful sleeper
waiting for midnight

Author redgladiolaPosted on August 18, 2015Categories Poetry, WritingTags night, poetry, summer, writingLeave a comment on Stifling Summer Nights

Lament of Late Summer

the nights still hold midday’s breath
but on deceptive winds, the winged flee
heralding the approaching cold
fall’s crispness
winter
snap

Author redgladiolaPosted on August 13, 2015Categories Nature, Poetry, WritingTags autumn, birds, fall, migration, nature, poetry, summer, winter, writing12 Comments on Lament of Late Summer

Blink

summer heat
although our hands don’t meet
still cloying sweet
when your eyelashes sweep
in shyness

Author redgladiolaPosted on July 9, 2015Categories Love, Poetry, WritingTags love, poetry, summer, writingLeave a comment on Blink

A Bee’s Feast

Bee

Bumblebee upon the tree
of dogwood circles fine
to a garden of azalea bushes
beside the crooked pine.

There he dances delightedly
encountering many flowers:
a plethora to dine and sip away
the lazy summer hours.

Author redgladiolaPosted on May 18, 2015Categories Nature, Poetry, WritingTags bees, nature, poetry, summer, writing8 Comments on A Bee’s Feast

Summer Fling

the cicada have gone silent
and the nights turn colder
flirtation seeks shelter
and hides another season

Author redgladiolaPosted on April 9, 2015Categories Love, Nature, Poetry, WritingTags cicada, love, nature, poetry, summer, writing4 Comments on Summer Fling

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Red Gladiola is the fiction and poetry journal of T. Wong. From the Roman word for “sword,” the gladiolus symbolizes strength and moral integrity, as well as infatuation. All images used at Red Gladiola are taken from the public domain unless otherwise credited. Works may not be used or duplicated without the author's explicit consent.

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