: Summer Ending

Softly summer
steals away
while we sleep
and slowly
autumn
creeps under doors
like morning.
While at noon
we can be fooled,
the evening cool
confirms
that summer
cannot last.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008



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Date: 10/12/2008 9:22:00 AM
all good things must come to an end, I like the use of imagery this write evokes, take care D-nyce
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Date: 10/6/2008 2:14:00 PM
This evokes very soft memories of summer ending . Siply beautiful. Lainie
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Date: 10/4/2008 6:21:00 AM
Maggie nicely written. A good reminder to head south. Enjoyed reading your fine work. Blessings Michael
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Date: 9/25/2008 4:31:00 PM
It does kind of slowly but surely sneak up on us. A gentle, lovely end of summer write. Love, shar
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Date: 9/24/2008 11:16:00 AM
Now this is one fantastic write! I love the flow, the change depicted in your words. Clear and beautiful is this read. Michael
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Date: 9/19/2008 12:44:00 PM
You have just described exactly what it's like here today, where I live in California! Perfect poem for a September day!~Carrie
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