The Best of Summer '08

With a flick of the maestro’s wand,
Summer has come and summer is gone

And with it,
Came its sweetness:

A friends’ book upon a shelf,

Honey and nectar,

The baby doe grazing in our field,

The painted lady upon a purple bloom,

Busy bee, whistling whilst he works.

And the wind playfully stroking the grasses.
They bend. They harken.

They surely reach the sky,

And they whisper a lullaby – for summer soon will vanish,
Like the colors,
Like the flowers,

Like the sandcastles,
Taken back to the sea’s murky depths.

And you there,

beneath the cool water,
How did you learn to swim like a fish?

Red toes will soon become hidden
And crammed into
New and tight school shoes.

Yellow flowers will tarnish and fade.

And you all will be missed,

The blue sky,

the sand, the surf.

We will tuck a memory in an envelop,
And during the somber depths of winter,
We will visit you once again,
And dream,
And wait,
And wonder.
But for now,
The blazing summer sun is about to set

And flashes of your bright and green days
Will whip through our memories,
Like trees and brush,
From my speeding car window.

Good-bye Summer 2008.
It has been wonderful. It has been great!

Hello Autumn. I remember you...
Cool and fresh
Like a crisp red apple,
And the cinnamon scent
Of pumpkin pie.

Enjoy what's left of summer, my bloggy friends!

And join in one of summer's last activities with my daughters, husband and I.

Take a beloved summer memory...

It can be a photo, a drawing, a pressed flower, a seashell...

And tuck it in a sealed envelop.

Do not tell anyone what your summer treasure is.

And in February, during a bleak and dark winter's day,

take out your treasure and share it with your loved ones

and brighten your winter day...