Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai with this tanka…
sip book and iced tea
late summer sumac turns red
cooling off…on porch
sinking into old stuffed couch
before school begins again
hashi-i
22 Jul 2019 2 Comments
in classical haiku, haiku Tags: book, cooling off, iced-tea, porch, sumac, summer
a poem in my pocket 
Jul 23, 2019 @ 12:57:26
I really love the way you’ve opened this piece – the choice of tense “sip book and iced tea” — that speaks of a slowness, a reduction of …. and immediately my mind springs to “heat” …. and how it can just consume us …
a wonderful delight this Lynn 🙂
Jul 23, 2019 @ 14:33:41
I appreciate your thoughtful comments…thanks!