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AUGUST DAYS
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Air is heavy with the scent of ripened fruit.
    August days, like golden coins, disappear as quickly as a pirate’s loot. 

The trees, nature's own cathedral, stand tall and still,
     their leaves, a rustling hymn, to the whispers of the wind's will.

August's heat, a fiery passion, ignites the soul,
     preparing us for fall, the season of abundance we often extol.

 August's nights, a velvet cloak, wrap the world in shade,
     a time for dreams and magic, when the stars are magnificently displayed.

The fireflies, like tiny lanterns, light the way,
     as crickets serenade, clicking their legs together—their mating cliché. 

August, a month of earthy wonder and enchantment,
     one that is transformative and transient, filled with seasonal contentment

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Line Gauthier

Date: 8/21/2025 7:05:00 PM

Precious ~ a lovely tribute to a particularly beautiful month of transition.

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 8/21/2025 7:08:00 AM

I appreciate your vivid imagery here dear Sara. August in Texas often unbearable (not this year however), but there is always beauty! :)

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/21/2025 5:42:00 PM

thanks for your uplifting comments, Linda. Yes, most years August in Texas is unbearable...this year's weatjer has been a welcome sight. Yes, always beauty

Valsa George

Date: 8/21/2025 2:28:00 AM

You have made August the most coveted month with your great descriptions as a time for dreams and magic. I really loved your usage- 'tree, nature's Cathedral'. Dear Sara, greatly enjoyed these beautifully rhyming couplets on the month of August.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/21/2025 5:37:00 PM

thank you, Valsa, for your gracious comments. Your words mean a great deal to me...have a splendid evening, hugs, Sara

Bill Baker

Date: 8/20/2025 11:06:00 PM

Lovely Rhyme poetry, Sara, Your imagery and wit shine through. Hugs, Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/21/2025 5:36:00 PM

thank you, dear hubby. You're alway so supportive of my poetry. Color me grateful, hugs, me

Ghairo Daniels

Date: 8/20/2025 10:59:00 PM

Keen insight of August in the North, Sara. Leaves as a rustling hymn is beautiful as is trees as a cathedral. Full of pausing colour & ending ties up poem beautifully. Lovely August day 2 U.x.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/21/2025 5:35:00 PM

thank you, Ghairo! I appreciate your lovely comments about my poem. Grateful for your visit, hugs, Sara

Frederic Parker

Date: 8/20/2025 7:52:00 PM

Since moving to Florida 40 years ago, I have missed Autumn; your poem gave it back to me...Frederic

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/21/2025 5:35:00 PM

awwww, thank you...what a thoughtful thing to say.... :-)

Abdullah Alhemaidy

Date: 8/20/2025 1:25:00 PM

Beautiful delight write! Have a nice season :-)

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/20/2025 5:25:00 PM

thanks, AA...appreciate your visit and comments today, Sara

John Fleming

Date: 8/20/2025 1:16:00 PM

A fitting tribute - enjoyed! :) john

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/20/2025 5:24:00 PM

thank you, kind sir...have a great evening! :-) Sara

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 8/20/2025 12:34:00 PM

Hello Sara, well for me at least this year. August is a bit of month. We do not have enough rain. Hugs. /Darlene/

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/21/2025 11:12:00 AM

Hello Sara, There is no rain this year in August. or sometimes very little rain. Your August month is better than mine. Hugs. /Darlene/

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/20/2025 5:24:00 PM

August can be a challenge here as well....this year has been different and milder...easier to keep our yard looking fresh and keeping flowers, etc., from withering. wishing you a pleasant evening, Sara

Sotto Poet

Date: 8/20/2025 11:51:00 AM

This verse glimmers with light and vivid scenes! The charming words and gentle rhyme capture the essence of this splendid month. Inhaling the sour aroma brought back a memory of childhood spent standing beneath a weathered plum tree. A Fave for me

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/20/2025 5:23:00 PM

awww, thank you, dear Sotto, for your enthusiasm for this poem. I discovered it buried in a file. I'm glad I brought it to the light of day. I grew up with plum trees scattered all over our backyard. Nothing like the taste of a warm, freshly picked Autumn plum! I'm grateful for your Fave...that means a great deal to me, have a splendid evening, Texas hugs, Sara

Mark Hughes

Date: 8/20/2025 9:41:00 AM

Sara, this poem sparkles with brilliance and imagery!

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/20/2025 5:20:00 PM

thank you for visiting and for your positive comments, Mark. Wishing you a pleasant evening, Sara

Joe Dimino

Date: 8/20/2025 8:53:00 AM

"their leaves, a rustling hymn, to the whispers of the wind's will." -- Love that! "fireflies, like tiny lanterns, light the way, as crickets serenade, clicking their legs together" -- Splendid imagery! A lovely poem, enjoyed very much.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/20/2025 5:20:00 PM

wow, thanks, Joe for such enthusiastic and encouraging comments. I don't typically write in rhyme; but this poem I wrote a couple of years ago and found it yesterday, buried in a file...So I'm grateful that it has now seen the light of day and that you enjoyed it so. Color me grateful, Sara

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 8/20/2025 7:58:00 AM

I love your poem. The enchanting description and rhyme truly defines this wonderful month. It reminded me of my youth, when I stood by an old gnarly apple tree and inhaled the tart smell of rotting apples. It was the circle of life that is so evident in August which your poem reminds me.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/20/2025 5:18:00 PM

thanks for visiting and for sharing a bit of your childhood August remembrances. Mine is of picking tart plums from the plum trees, pregnant with ripe plums. I appreciate your positive comments! wishing you a pleasant evening, hugs, Sara

Ryan Geoffrey Hayward

Date: 8/20/2025 7:45:00 AM

This is one of the best seasonal transitional poems I have read, its absolutely gorgeous full of imagery I miss of the outside world. Sensational!

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/20/2025 5:17:00 PM

wow, thanks Ryan, for your enthusiastic and positive comments. I appreciate you and your visits. Wishing you a pleasant evening, Sara