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Written, August 3, 2024
For The Contest, F Form - 
Free Verse (Written My Way) 1. Nature Theme
Sponsor, Constance La France

Oh, Summertime


oh, summertime
     a  long time coming     you were
                stuck for a while
by springtime
                  and her fickle ways to dally-
but  then   at last   gave up
      for your new chance    to shine
                    
oh, summertime
     a long time coming    you were
               but finally-    you arrived 
and your season of lovely outdoor living
                   with carefree days
   became our reward

So soon-    our August  has begun- 
     and you are so close    to your exit-
for   it is not too far in time 
               when September air repaints
your vibrant hues
          into a world    of autumn gold
                   with shorter days
and longer nights 

such a melancholy time
                          when August comes
           and begins    to make way
into the next act    in our theater of time-
            when    a new world
of both autumn and winter seasons-
                           reshapes our living
        once again-  

until   the timing for the rebirth
                of  infant spring-    like magic
   arrives to mature  into glorious summer-
to once more    become
      our yearly    dream come true
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August 7, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Sandra, congratulations on your win in my contest, I enjoyed your poem a lot, well done, liked your image, Constance
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