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Summer’s End

The summer’s end’s approaching;
The sun will later rise.
A darker morn’s encroaching
On those lovely early skies.

With most classrooms getting ready,
Parents stock up on supplies,
As the days march, slow and steady,
Towards where autumn’s in disguise.

Soon the leaves will lose their greening
And the temps will start to dip.
Oh, to fall my soul is leaning,
As my slog becomes a skip.

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Deb M

Date: 8/21/2025 4:05:00 AM

Love Autumn and love your poem Ilene! Debx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/20/2025 6:51:00 PM

YES! Can't wait for that cooler wind to put the spring back in my step --- that summer's heat and humidity hammered to a pulp. (P.S. For me it's the month of Elul, the one preceding Tishrey when all the holidays come. You can just feel the difference in the Jewish neighborhoods. There's a pace to people's gait again).

Hannah Borke

Date: 8/20/2025 2:43:00 PM

Fall is best

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 8/20/2025 12:04:00 PM

Lol. I see myself skipping too. I may be skipping in glosses since its suppose to be cold this year. I enjoyed this poem and I'm already looking forward to the next.