much to love

The sun slides a little further south every evening, and I reflect upon my life and the lives of others.

 

the sun begins its subtle

slide away from summer.

the days grow shorter,

flowers less brazen,

weeds even weaken.

there is much to love

about the end of summer:

school starts,

the tourists scatter,

the days get warmer

and the nights get cooler.

would that we could be safe and happy

in our little spheres,

our plots of land,

our apartment square footage.

would we could shut out the noise

made by the world going nuts.

there is much to love

about the end of summer

and much to love about peace.

 

Reviews

[Ruth]

The circle is always flowing isn't it, completely engulfing us all...loved this x

[Mohammed J A Shah]

If only us lovers of peace could interconnect our little spheres to form a bigger sphere, that would not only shut out the world going nuts, but end the craziness completely.

[writing mojo]

Your piece of the universal mind is serene, and I admire such things from the dark places where my sun is but an eye in the sky that sometimes clouds up and cries ice when it gets too cold...great piece

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and we need more peace...i find many days of october to be the most beautiful and peaceful for me...

love the turning of the leaves and crispness in the air...

it is calming..and in this world we need that...your poem is expressive of that feeling.

[annie lee]

Thanks. Monterey's best weather is that time of year.