A Farewell To Summer

A hint of wood smoke in the air Mornings chill, days are fair Only a few weeks ago Hazy and hot humidity the foe To keep cool what did you do Walk the beach or dip in the pool To fill your summer memories book Will you often think of the walks you took Hiking, sailing whatever the sport Or maybe some tennis on the court Cookouts, clambakes with family and friends Some of those days were as gems Maybe baseball was more your pace Or watching the America Cup Race A friendly place was the ocean Now it's full of angry motion Soon breakers will crash the shore Where gentle wavelets lapped before Remember again those summer days When Spring seems so far away Flowers slumber in their beds While leaves turn to gold and reds Indian Summer the final farewell Before Winter covers valleys and dells