Longer Days

People love the longer days
For soaking up those sunshine rays
But I, for one, prefer the phase
Of darkened afternoons.

Since when the sun is all ablaze,
The time one spends indoors betrays
The natural urge to fresh-air graze
Near flowers and balloons.

Of course, the spring deserves its praise,
With gardens flaunting their displays
And I’ll conform to normal ways
Of Aprils, Mays and Junes.

But really, I like best to laze
Inside when tiredness outweighs
The late-day sun; my eyes just glaze
(Though most would say too soon).
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Amadore Avatar
March 18, 2023 at 4:18 PM
Four quatrains, aaab, aaab, aaab, aaab. And pleasant to the ear and a picture of enjoyment of Spring, with a personal complication at the ending....very smoothly and quite impressively wrought, Ilene. I like it a lot.
Turner Avatar
March 18, 2023 at 2:46 PM
I like the longer days. I can take a nap anytime (no grandkids ) Thanks Ilene for the smile.
Andresen Avatar
March 18, 2023 at 2:15 PM
- I look forward to longer and brighter days, Ilene - Winter is heavy and dark... - A great poem :) - Happy weekend :) - hugs
Slaughter Avatar
March 18, 2023 at 2:09 PM
Love the rhyme scheme, Ilene. When I was younger I enjoyed the "longer days", but now that I have fewer things to do and more time to do them...not so much.
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