summer calm

by Jeffrey Yamaguchi

There were always fresh peaches

in the fancy bowl on the counter

as soon as the summer scents

lofted the days to never ending

Diving into the liquid blue

further and deeper, over and over

seeing just how long

you can hold your breath

Playing ditch beyond last call

no one even looking for us

at stake the light of the moon

should we ever let ourselves be found

Taking late showers

the sweet sweat of an endless climb

up a cherry tree ready for harvest

forever holding its luster

A bowl of ice cream before bed

in our boxer shorts on the back porch

the boundless chirp of crickets

shaping the contours of our slumber

Jeffrey Yamaguchi (jeffreyyamaguchi.com) creates projects with words, photos, and video as art explorations, as well as through his professional endeavors in the publishing industry. His work has been featured in publications such as Okay Donkey, Atticus Review, Kissing Dynamite, X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine, Vamp Cat Magazine, Nightingale & Sparrow, Failed Haiku, Daily Haiga, Black Bough Poetry, Feral, Anti-Heroin Chic, and The Storms.