Saturday, September 19, 2009

Summer Touch

Two more days of Summer left, and then begins our glorious and abundant Autumn, although, in spirit and school-year, it started several weeks ago. I thought that I would offer a parting bow and eulogy in the form of a poem, written some time ago for the then-long-awaited conquest of Summer over Spring.


Summer Touch

Everything is wick and well
and hopefulness of heart,
when Summer works an elder spell
upon the icy art

that spent its silver in a rush
of riven frost and snow
to lay in sleep the rosy blush
of budding life, below,

but now, the glorious and green
awaken at the touch
of wild-spoken light, unseen,
as are the winds, and such,

that carelessly caress the hair
and set the grass at play
upon the loam, no longer bare,
no longer laid away.

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