Summer Passage

Summer Passage Bones burnt white and crisp on deserts open hell of summer Eyes turn painful red in sun’s fierce and punishing glare But children only know the surf and blue rolling waves Cool breezes, endless play, and warmth of friends Sky and sand take over Become the blue and white of life These things pass into tranquility in slow autumnal flow On gentle orange and yellow spiraling leaves at leisure Drifting, tumbling as in sleep, with no particular place to go Autumn catches every fragrance of the harvest too Lavender and pumpkin tell the truth The moon grows large as we pick every plant September, October and November forget the past As they sleep beneath the green serene Of summer's grass Created on 8/30/14 for Summer’s End Poetry contest