May, Week 22
FLATWORMS
carnival-colored sea flotsam
fascinating planarians
brightly banded rainforest denizens
flowing on a mucous trail
over the ground or
across the ocean floor
June, Week 23
GEMINI (The Twins)
couplet, pair
deuce, double
twin, twofold
binary, partners
gelatinous hydra
bud wiser species exist
north south
polarity
June, Week 24
COELENTERATES
siphonophores, sea anemones
tentacles, nematocysts
watery jellyfish
unsubstantial
floating for vast distances
crowded corals
rock-solid
builders of the great reefs
June, Week 25
SUMMER SOLSTICE
plants mature
photosynthesis dominates as
sun-eaters bask
in the radiance
aurora borealis
fires the night sky
thunderstorms, lightning, hail
cloudbursts, tornados, hurricanes
long, long days
and short shadows
incandescent mornings
and
persistent afternoons
June, Week 26
FLOWERS
|
Flowers producing more and more flowers
continuity, perpetuity
the delightful ability
the earth |
July, Week 27
INDEPENDENCE DAY ~ CANCER (The Crab)
bursts
bright sparkling colors
sizzling and snapping
booming and cracking
popping, hissing, whistling, screaming
brilliant metallic hues
spectacular
concentric designs
that exist for only
a moment
startling
or
breathtaking
July, Week 28
LEAFHOPPERS
timid insects
lacey, thorny, leafy
creatures
hiding in the foliage
miniature sculptures
worn like headdresses
to deceive, mimic or threaten
spiny, bulging, grotesque
marvelous beasts
concealed in cryptic
or neon
colors