Tuesday, August 18, 2009

August














August is dusty;
the green foliage dulled
by a film of brown,
the grass at curbside
turned to straw twigs,
the blue sky overcome by fall's filter,
as if seen through sunglasses,
shadows creeping in.
August surrenders the summer.

2 comments:

  1. Gorgeous imagery. I will remember that "August surrenders the summer."

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