Summer | Mónika Tóth
summer moon
the scent of tulip
spreading in the night
Welcome back to summer,
ice cream on hot days,
watermelon isn’t just a phase.
Hot dogs on a grill,
Ice tea gives me a chill.
The emerald isles of summer
gleam through my eyes of green.
There is so much beauty to behold,
so many sights to be seen.
Leaves are falling,
Fall is in the air.
A fresh wind is blowing,
signaling the end of summer.
You wear the soft sky
Tucked in your jeans’ bluest stroll
A perfect day’s wave.
Summer’s searing heat
filled the day.
A tree shaded path,
gave respite to weary travelers
who stopped to rest.
Seated upon lush green,
stories were shared.
A time to think about
all that had transpired.
A sanctuary of the heart,
to all who gathered there.
Refreshed, spirits buoyed,
the pilgrims moved on.
Once again trees opened
welcoming arms to
the next to pass this way.
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Movements round a carousel.
Slowly they quicken with the taste of summer.
The blurred streaks of people.
Making new colours.
Even the reverberations of sounds I hear again in that other place.
Walking up stairs.
Leading to the warm folds of a white blanket.
I rearrange the flowers that are sewn into the fabric.
The wafting scent of them emerges.
Engulfing me.
Opening my eyes.
Did a fragrance do that?
Or was it the sights and sounds of summertime,
Laying on the white blanket?