An August Goodbye
A leonine sun of August's stately presence,
see the maple and oak leaves,
no longer a fresh green of youth.
Children will put their beach pails away,
when September's boughs drop acorns.
It's the closing chapter of the carefree months,
when sweethearts on the moonlit boardwalks
part.
I enjoyed iced coffee on the patio,
when the newly-mowed lawn days set us
to daydreaming,
watching wrens, bluebirds, sparrows,
in avian freedom,
my playing grandchildren soon will be
back in school.
Time for harvesting another summertide's
memories-
an August goodbye,
and hello to the aging man of autumn.
Copyright © Regina Elliott | Year Posted 2025
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