Friday, August 19, 2011

leaving summer

oh! fine summer day to be
lakeside in the shade of the tree
listen to the loons yodel, cicadas hum
watch the flight of the dragonflies and butterflies
savor the sun-baked berries
oh! first one, then another
yellow leaves caught in the flutter
moving on, leaving summer

2 comments:

Amy said...

Love those last two lines. :-)

Although I used to hate those first yellow leaves...for it meant time to leave the island and head back to school...

Heidi Mae Niska said...

yes... the end of idyllic freedom...