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The Records of Every Summer

The Records of Every Summer
David J Walker

I thought the last cold day of May
Had come and gone 

50 feels like freezing when
100 was last Friday 

I thought I was the authentic gardener 
Who held each calendar day 
within an experienced heart

the halcyon mornings are a congenial neighbor
gracious and 
	     	 like-minded

but there is nothing to do except 
	      	bundle one more time 

assuming June will come as planned
		we can swim in
the warm air again
		
I have greeted each summers coming 
      	with passion

hoping each will in turn 
      	 remember me by name

there is a library
		with every record of
		every summer 
		I have lived

It’s near a river running through a town
Whose name I don’t remember

Pity
	My childhood is stored there
	All contained in a 
	Single Summers day
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John Avatar
May 28, 2022 at 3:35 AM
Summer's days can be very pleasant, yet I do love a rainy one now and again. Thanks for sharing with us these memories.
Marcum Wong Avatar
May 24, 2022 at 4:47 AM
You write beautifully of wistful memories that please the heart. Listening to your voice recite this lovely poetic gift left me feeling enchanted David. Blessings xxoo
Walker Avatar
May 25, 2022 at 3:19 AM
Thank you again, Connie. I really appreciate your thoughts and your poems too.
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