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.