Summer Sun

Hoary sun now trolls the availing sky Radiant lamp gilding all who under its shade lie Golden streams of light kindle hearth on high Burning parasol fans its flames warming all that draw nigh  A fiery portent to all who under its horizon fly  Spreading thermal blanket its spawning heat to re-apply    Through porous seams sultry beams ply Silty founts it doth bleach then dry Scorching leafy tents that on its succoring warmth doth rely  Streaming with misty vapors, earth's boiling caldron doth gurgle and sigh Sending convecting currents across earth's table, its residual steam to pry Jealously blanching the darker hues that with its mercurial splendor doth vie