they flew
into the sunset
shepherding light
En Mass
Garden Party
plants and insects
celebrate
the first of summer’s days
Solstice
a pause
before the sun’s reversal
and our heading into light
Not Forgotten
a glimpse of light
on the darkest day
the sun has not forgotten us
Reverence
beneath crowns of white
hydrangeas bow their heads
in reverence to winter
After the Dance
Only during the solstice
is the veil between the worlds thin enough to see
where fairies hang their dancing shoes.
Lady Slippers
These are the magic shoes that fairies wear
to the Pine Needle Ball each summer solstice.