Sonoma

Sonoma was published in The Broadkill Review, October 3, 2019.

light rotates
morning to noon
olive branches sway

meatheads in the pool
drink vodka lemonade
bees work the lavender

the wind drops
American flags
shrug and go limp

children wrinkle
in chlorine
summer moves on

super-moon rises
over rows of grape vines
sign of a good year