of summer solstices and strawberry moons

 

photo © jennifer wagner

under moth-light flare

palms damp, blushing strawberry

first kiss of summer

 

 

© 2026 jennifer wagner

 

 

haiku/senryu version of my poem, “porch swing mood,” inspired by lua’s line “under moth-light flare”

porch swing mood

 

photo © jennifer wagner

it’s as if you’ve been here

my whole life long

threading moonlight

through my veins

 

us—

blushing strawberry,

palm-damp,

the first long kiss of summer,

electric-sweet,

 

buzzsoft cricket symphony,

ostinato, silvery

smooth-ending

the longest day worth waiting for

 

 

© 2026 jennifer wagner

 

 

poetic bloomings 599: the first day of summer/the longest day of the year (summer solstice)

 

for ian