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Summertime
Our mid-year month of June brings summertime
that deepens colors of light springtime green.
With thicker foliage, tree tops entwine
and sway with rhythm, peaceful and serene.
June's green brings harmony to heart and mind;
surrounds with gently blended color hues...
a mix of hope in yellow lemon rind
and calm and faithful light of tranquil blues.
July now follows summer's song of June;
with burning sun, her days are humid, warm.
Great time to languish in the afternoon,
and later, watch an evening thunderstorm.
More lush than ever is the summer grass,
and deep and dense the forests all around.
The energy of summer has amassed
maturity in spring's rebirthing ground.
The month of August leads to summer's end;
though warm, the grasses turn to yellow-green.
Our sun hangs lower in late summer's trend
to shorter days with cooler nights between.
Near end of August, leaves curl on the trees;
the hues of brown and yellow catch our eye.
The deepened shades of green fade in degrees,
and soon it's time that summer says goodbye.
Sandra M. Haight
~3rd Place~
Contest: Summertime
Sponsor: Janis Thompson
Judged: 07/05/2016
Slightly revised excerpts from my Heroic Crown of Sonnets, 'A Year Of Months',
posted: March 29, 2016
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