Stay Summer, Stay
Giving notice to all
With cool evening breezes,
It soon will be fall.
I know change must come,
Still my heart will say,
Stay Summer, stay.
The June rains this year
Interfered with our fun.
My sad little garden shows
Need of more sun!
Seems you just got here-
Please don’t go away.
Stay Summer, stay.
July was hurried
And August sped past.
I’m just now finding
I have time at last
To bask in your warmth,
While tall grasses sway.
Stay Summer, stay.
Autumn’s their favorite.
With flannels and sweatshirts
And drinking hot chocolate.
I prefer flip flops
And cold lemonade.
Stay Summer, stay.
Cicadas, tree frogs
And crickets heard
singing.
Still, breezeless
evenings
On front porches-swinging,
That’s my love, Summer!
Share just one more
day!
Stay Summer, stay.
Autumn, be patient.
Your season is nigh.
I need more time to
bid
Summer goodbye,
With its sweet
fragrance
Of soon-winnowed hay.
Stay Summer, stay.
I know you’ll return,
As all other seasons.
But I will miss you!
We must find a reason
To prolong your
visit-
I still want to play!
Stay Summer, stay
©Janet C. Davis2015