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Discomforted Summer

Spring passed
here is Summer
at last, not her last

lasting grief, summer’s relief
cool waters flow
seasons surpass

dictates of time
as we tread water
especially her spouse

he finds slight smile
in a bottle, birds
nibbling seeds

his kids calling
on him, expecting
not too much

he is a gentle soul
supposed to be
with his other half

Summer sun
will ne’er be
a comfort

nor sea nor sand,
a shovelful or grain,
sifts through his fingers

starfish in the sky
interest his gaze
missing arms and legs

seasons will come’n go
beachcombers will bum
the sea’s in his eyes

the sun burns
immemorial
no June*

6/21/2021

*mom’s name

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 6/21/2021 10:48:00 AM
Last line was so moving. Wonderfully penned. Have a wonderful day ahead friend
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/21/2021 12:49:00 PM
Thank you, Rama. Appreciate your comment.
Date: 6/21/2021 10:02:00 AM
Kim, your poem is so moving and that last stanza is a tear jerker. Blessings, Kim M
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/21/2021 12:49:00 PM
Thank you, Kim. Yes, our hearts hurt.
Date: 6/21/2021 9:14:00 AM
Early or late summer for me, not a lover of heat. Hope you're well Kim. Tom
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/21/2021 12:50:00 PM
Thanks, Tom! You too! Stay cool, my friend!
Date: 6/21/2021 7:01:00 AM
Thank God for summer though I prefer Spring. Hugs.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/21/2021 12:50:00 PM
My fave season is Fall!

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