Once Summer Ends

pale scudding clouds turn sun less bright,
bikinis, no more, greet my eye,
and ice-cream shops stand shuttered tight,
fall's shorter days the reason why

bikinis, no more, greet my eye
where balls once volleyed at that net
while children frolicked wringing wet,

and ice-cream shops stand shuttered tight
because the boardwalk lacks its crowds
beneath these far-stretched, graying clouds,

fall's shorter days the reason why
a lonely, forlorn mood descends
here at the beach once summer ends
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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