2 September



grace









August pirouettes across the kitchen floor 

as I sweep the beach sand back outside again


August dances on an evening breeze and tickles the air on the porch

rocking our chairs 

carrying the sounds of guitar and soft song

into the hush


August dries the bathing suits that hang on the hooks in the bathroom

and puddles the sea water onto the floor beneath them


August hears the sounds of children's laughter 

and sees the eyes that crinkle when they smile


August smells of marshmallows and small fires and giant old fir trees

August sets the geese down in the golden fields and  swoops them up again over drifting seas


August sways us gently toward the inevitable and steps aside 



September gently touches nodding goldenrod and turns the apples red


So we who stand here in the gleam of so lovely and so charming of a dance

will know the splendid joy of August

who whirls us through the summers of our lives

and leaves us in reverence of her grace.

To have it all and give it up so sweetly


Comments

  1. Pondside2 September 2013 at 20:34

    Utterly beautiful.

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  2. Mary2 September 2013 at 21:36

    Well, this sure is wonderful. :) You've made August even more beautiful.

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  3. Brian Miller2 September 2013 at 22:26

    love those campfires and marshmallows...and fir trees....august into september is perfect weather to camp...excellent closing line as well...

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  4. Life at Still Woods2 September 2013 at 22:30

    I think I will look at the month of August a little differently now. You are so talented. Thank you for sharing! It was beautiful!
    Blessings from Still Woods Farmhouse

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  5. JannaTWrites3 September 2013 at 03:50

    This is so beautiful. I love the delicate handing over of months and seasons.

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  6. Mersad3 September 2013 at 05:13

    Seasons changing is always melancholic, but never as much as the change from summer into autumn, I feel.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  7. Kia3 September 2013 at 08:04

    How simply lovely!

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  8. Anonymous3 September 2013 at 15:27

    Really enjoyed this. I missed a bit of my summer this year due to the insane amount of rain we've had. Looking forward to fall....it's may fave. You captured both so nicely.

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  9. Anonymous3 September 2013 at 17:49

    Delicate, lovely lines of transformation and impermanence!

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  10. Anonymous3 September 2013 at 17:52

    Yes, lovely indeed.

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  11. Sandra4 September 2013 at 00:07

    So beautifully depicted, the grace of this season!

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  12. Ivy4 September 2013 at 18:44

    What a lovely piece. I enjoyed this so much I read it twice. Beautiful. Just beautiful!

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  13. Draug4 September 2013 at 23:33

    What a great personification of a month. It's a neat idea.

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  14. Anonymous5 September 2013 at 09:40

    Love it. Makes me feel melancholy, yet again, for the passing of my favorite season. You've captured it perfectly.

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  15. Anonymous5 September 2013 at 09:41

    Love it. Makes me feel melancholy, yet again, for the passing of my favorite season. You've captured it perfectly.

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  16. Valerie Boersma5 September 2013 at 11:46

    I'm in awe! This is gorgeous!!

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  17. MOV5 September 2013 at 12:13

    oh this is really nice! great piece! wish I had written it.

    best,
    MOV

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  18. Alicia Audrey5 September 2013 at 19:08

    Beautiful and reminiscent. Love this piece! So very well crafted.
    -Alicia Audrey

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  19. JenKehl.com5 September 2013 at 21:48

    This made me happy and sad... we spend June on the beach, and it is so lovely and summery...and now as fall starts to show itself it makes me long for those days.

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  20. Trifecta6 September 2013 at 00:21

    I love the simplicity of both your design and your way of writing. This is lovely. Thanks for linking up. Don't forget to come back to Trifecta and vote for your favorites. It's community judging this week!

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  21. kymm6 September 2013 at 04:25

    Great poem. Especially love the opening lines. <3 august pirouetting <3

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  22. kymm6 September 2013 at 04:26

    : )

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  23. Anonymous6 September 2013 at 09:36

    wow. this was quite stunning really.

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