Summer

Summer Woken from stern Winter's darkened hours As slow Season's turn, warm Summer smiles, Her radiance bestowed on sunlit flowers. Birds swoop and glide beneath the azure sky And under the greenwood cloak sing their song Where lovers bewitched in timeless promise lie. Paths where butterflies dance in erratic flight. Insects swarm above still, shaded pools And on nectar filled flowers, to feed, alight. From bright mid-day's glare to evening's glow, As the passing lengthened daylight hours cool Chilled winds of fast fading Summer blow And Nature's generous stores overflow. Barry Stebbings 27/07/2016