#PoetryFriday/Haiku/Seasonal Poems
Summer’s hourglass
Unapologetic tides
Disband sandcastles
Jill Dailey
Sometimes goodbyes are bittersweet, or even incomplete… I’ve found this summer felt a lot like that. Goodbye to a sweet season of swimming, a bit of fun beach time and sun-drenched nature walks. Bittersweet goodbyes to people, places, things…
The going to seed of our small gardens and the ushering in of the Autumn, New England, temperatures here, alert me to the need to let go. The day time temperatures still tease summer, but the evenings are whispering Fall. So this morning, I’m sipping coffee and looking out at the garden going to seed and reflecting on the ways that I can put out the welcome mat to a new season. Reluctantly, I’m giving into the tides of change. Still, not before one more cup of coffee, or one more cool dip in the pool.
Check out the wonderful Poetry Friday Roundup hosted by Patricia Franz . She shares poems bidding farewell to summer as well!
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Great minds, Jill!
What is it about summer’s end and reluctance. Autumn is my favorite season and yet I love to see summer linger. Yet, I hear those waves and temps clapping their hands like a camp counselor, calling out “Disband!”
Here’s to welcoming Fall — with coffee!