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
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