Summer's End

summer. in your shyness  this year. you barely peeked out your door. the days where so cool at times. my thermostat,  insisted, i switched it to heat. my air conditioner  was in therapy. mostly ignored it had lost its self esteem. still i was always faithful. hand in hand  we took walks together,  my friend. walks i cherished. as you ready to migrate  perhaps to florida you know you will be missed. if nothing else for the long days you put in  and how you never complained. autumn you know is already here. it is great to spend time with you both. she is magnificent this year. forever youthful in her quilted shawl of startling mixtures. crayon shades of auburn, sunny oranges special new yellows, reds and purples. let's celebrate with bonfires, huge marshmallows, single spiked. shish kebobs on branches lent. the children will be crazed  playing in piles of  pillowed leaves. oh my oh my. the parties autumn will throw what would childhood be without summer, autumn, and your siblings? come those indian days  don't forget summer  don't forget you'll visit. oh the stories and laughs we'll share. how seduced we are every year. with summer at an end with autumn just at hand then summer again and back to autumn as if we were on a carousel. September 8 2014 Summer's End Contest Kelly