The Summer Fling
A delight for female eyes was his gorgeous face and strong physique;
His dark eyes lured them in, but his kisses left them spellbound.
The beauty of his skin could but briefly hide his fickle heart.
One summer he met at last the woman who could claim his heart -
A lovely Aphrodite to match this young Adonis.
With her wiles, she beguiled him, and his flighty heart then grew devout.
From June to July, boundless seemed their rapture; how they loved . . .
in brilliant fields of daffodils; on amber sand beneath the moon!
By August, he was on one knee with a diamond ring in hand.
Red anemones bloom in the garden where he saw her last.
The Aphrodite he hoped to wed was someone else instead -
Brawn and beauty are not all; a wise Athena finished their fling.
For Deb's Sijo Strings Contest
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2014
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