The once lazy breeze of Summer
Overtaken by the quickened pace of Autumn winds
The Spirits moving between the branches
Leaves blossoming into pumpkin orange and Thanksgiving browns
Trees etching the dark lines of their brush onto the sky’s canvass
The air itself looks colder
Saturated with a damp hue.
I can be a part of it all
Comfortably behind heated glass
Sun squeezed dapples of sunlight pock the kitchen table
Before they hide and seek, dodge a frozen tag, double-dutch, and race toward the Sun’s outstretched hand
It watches as we turn away.
Our hands turning loose the connection,
As we move on.
Exchanging, as always, at this time of year our sorrowful good-byes.
It awaits a new love
And soon will forget us.
It’s yellow to be replaced by opening school bus doors releasing children’s laughter into the afternoon air. While I…
While I grieve our parting.
Promises made of weekend visits and phone calls to sustain
Until we can be together again.
Missing its presence warm against my skin.
Damn!
I’m missing Summer already
By malakhai jones
© Copyright 2016
image source: http://gailwahl.blogspot.com/
Beautiful!!
Thanks West517! I appreciate the compliment!
Summer will be here before you know it! Beautifully written. 😊
Yeah, where I’m located it’s 74 degrees today. Hopefully it’s here.
Same here. It’s a beautiful day. ☀️
I share your torment about the end of summer.
I love this line:
Trees etching the dark lines of their brush onto the sky’s canvass
I absolutely love summer, especially living in Wisconsin. It’s a great place to be in the summer. Warm temperatures aren’t around long enough for me though.
Yeah, me either. I do like Spring though. I would like fall better if it wasn’t the countdown to winter.
🙂
Your use of imagery is fantastic.
Thank you again for your time and the feedback! The feedback is always appreciated!
As always, love your word choice, M…they paint pictures in my mind, taking me inside your poem.
I’m ready for fall; it’s been a long, hot, humid summer here, and still in the 90s.
Thanks Cathy! I always appreciate your feedback on my work. 🙂
And always my pleasure to read your work. 😊
Superb!
Thank you!