Gershon Wolf Poet Quatrain

Ah, Summer

Endless blue skies home to gulls on the wing
   I'd trade a lifetime of winters for a bee's gentle sting...
Parched earth begs the debilitating heat to subside
   Were I a bird, far away from summer droughts would I swing


           May 13, 2019
Entry in "Summer Quatrain" contest
     Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger

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P.S. Awtry May 14, 2019 at 9:21 AM I'll take that deal,too! " I'd trade a lifetime of winters for a bee's gentle sting"!--Oh, the extreme seasons of winter and summer :(. Each makes us hope for the other! Gershon Wolf May 14, 2019 at 1:38 PM P.S, you are so right, Each (season) has us hoping for the next one. … Perhaps we should live in the Present! :) gw

M. L. Kiser May 14, 2019 at 7:37 AM Enjoyed! Good luck in the contest. Gershon Wolf May 14, 2019 at 1:35 PM Thank you. I certainly need luck, help, anything!! :) gw

Briauna Brown May 14, 2019 at 3:08 AM Wonderful write, Gershon! Best wishes in the contest!! XOXO Gershon Wolf May 14, 2019 at 1:34 PM Thank you so much for your good wishes, Briauna. I need all the help I can muster in these contests. Best wishes, gw