Where Did It Go
Did not our summer fly by fast?
Eventually, we knew she'd go,
Forgetting to remake her blooms;
Green grasses dried to ashen glow.
How happy was the month of May,
Inviting hopes for summer fun.
Just in a blink her days went by
Kidnapped by June's much closer sun.
Left to the magic of June's spell,
More beautiful the season grew.
No other time of year compares...
Oasis of our year, so true.
Pastels of flowers, velvet greens
Quick to mature through July days;
Refining fullness, but alas,
Surrendering to August's phase.
Then soon, her days too quickly flew
Unveiling thoughts of autumn's glow
Vowed to progress to winter's gray.
Where did our short-lived summer go?
Sandra M. Haight
~2nd Place~
Contest: Alphabet Soup
Sponsor: Kim Merryman
Judged: 09/16/2016
Rules: 1 rhyming poem with a minimum of 16 lines and a max of 20 lines. Whatever letter that your first line starts with, the next line must start with the following letter of the alphabet, and continue in that pattern to the end of the poem.
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