END OF SUMMER
where to begin when searching for the end is the trailhead marked
the thunder rumbles the sky darkens black clouds above the mountains
rain spatters on the ground last month of summer summer is gobbled up
where does it go against the sun’s last rays summer’s fun things
picnicking/hiking out and about at summer’s end
the sunset takes our breath away the color explodes fishing on the lake
last cast… put the tackle away the temperature is cooler now
bring in the wood get ready for the leaves to fall trees take on skeletal form
a winter forest sad and lonely …the end comes too soon
August 3, 2017
11 comments:
Summer does end too soon. I was amazed how fast this last one has gone, but then it is still here.
Summer does end too fast. Even though the weather may be hot, fall is still different from summer. Excellent.
I enjoyed each word and line that make up the entire poem. Very intriguing to read, well done.
Love this.. and yes summer ends too soon... but in some areas there is a bliss to have an end to heat.
Summer ends before we know it. Powerfully written.
I lived for a time in a place where the summers ended too soon...where there were actual seasons. There's something to be said for experiencing such endings and beginnings, it adds a rhythm to life I think. You make it so palpable in your poem, Annell.
Summers do end, but not their timeless memories
Ever since I started reading your unique style and enjoying (poetically) the pieces you write in quilt and symmetry, they seem to become brighter as your work continues to excel. This was an excellent example.
ZQ
"Where to begin... the end comes too soon" Oh, yes, it does and not just the summer... such a bittersweet poem
What an interesting form - it makes me want to experiment with it. It feels very natural in your hands!
I love experiencing those seasonal beginnings and endings, and when they are blurred and keep us guessing. In your poem, I especially love:
'summer is gobbled up';
'the sunset takes our breath away';
and
'trees take on skeletal form'.
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