One June Afternoon
The breeze was temperate as we both lay
upon our backs and stared up at blue sky.
Two birds hopped on the grass as if at play,
and buds on untrimmed bushes blushed nearby.
The oak which we reclined beneath was old.
You loved the shade it gave us, so you said,
“I find this tree more valuable than gold.”
I think I laughed at that and shook my head!
Seeing your sweet eyes and bronzed complexion
compelled me to declare, “Well, you must see
obviously my own prized possession!
It’s he who brings eternal love to me -
the one who gave me a new lease on life
in this and every other season - who
has made earth heaven for his loving wife.
I think by now you know that someone’s you!”
Aug 4, 2019
For Michelle Faulkner's "A Summer Day Redo" Poetry Contest
Ten required words used in poem: temperate, buds, lease, possession, heaven, complexion, eternal, gold, untrimmed, shade.
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