August is a Peach
AUGUST IS
August, at first, a peach
Sun ripened,
its cheeky blush
a tease…
Succumb.
At first bite, its kiss,
upon your lips,
sweet and passionately
juicy and delicious as
all summer.
Savor while you can
for just like summer, this
peachiness has (too bad, oh, no!)
an end….
AUGUST IS
A picnic
by the lake, by the river,
underneath a tree, and
in the shade, the picnic shines,
an al fresco gathering
of friends and family
and sandwiches is all
there to bask in and
enjoy
AUGUST IS
Easy..
The baggy tee/summer survivor we’ve
worn forever, its image faded,
but not our love for its soft easy-goingness and
the uplifting (unfading) messages of
bliss and empowerment!
that lies in its very Lovbird-iness!
It’s the flip flops on our feet
that take us to the poolside
with their rhythmic flip floppy beat.
It’s the cotton skirt
that drifts, cloudlike around you
as you pedal down city street
or country lane.
it’s the dare to wear
of nothing much
And all this makes
August easy.
AUGUST IS
Blooming and a fading
a picking and a planting
It’s jam, but not yet a pickle.
It the windfall of apples
to pick (before the birds
peck at them!)
AUGUST IS
Wicked…
And spellbinding…
And magical.
And the month we
love and love to hate
because it’s both the
beginning and an end.
AUGUST IS…
The heat of day
and the sweat of night
the summer storms
that bring relief
the morning light
the evening shade
It’s the crack of dawn
that keeps getting later
and the shrinking evenings.
August, the end, but not yet.
AUGUST IS
When strawberries and raspberries of a July pick-your-own,
become the visit to an orchard,
and the crisp bite of an apple.
When the butterfly wing clips by
to flitter and land then flitter and
soar.
When yarrow yields its seeds
for the birds and sunflowers bend to
the squirrels quests,
and the tidy plots of midsummer
yield to the mad tangles of
unruly vines.
AUGUST IS
The permission to let go,
be lazy, sleep in,
hang out,
The month in which heading for a
siesta (hammock or couch)
sounds just about right
A few minutes will do it.
Nap away.
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