Monday, July 22, 2013

Longing for Fall (a poem)

The heat lays on my skin
Like damp gauze
I long for Fall
Even though Fall
Will bring Kindergarten
For my firstborn

Truly, before the Fall arrives
The air will cool
The leaves will change
And the garden will ripen
The birds will fly South
Heedless of the Equinox

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