Wednesday, September 30, 2020

ADIEU TO SEPTEMBER 2020 By Polly Guerin

 


















I can't bear to see halcyon summer go
Summertime slipped away that we know

Summer cast off her welcome mat
And September arrived with a spat

Alas glorious weather swept in on cue
Autumn's favorite time of year we knew

Fall's Equinox, called the first day of autumn
September's luscious bounty was not forgotten

Apple picking excursions to orchards upstate
The pungent air tasted like apple peel of late 

New hybrid teaching sent kids back to school
Half time home/viral study was the golden rule

Museums opened with masks and distance cues
Cultural seekers had faith in restoring renewed

Sacred  holidays, brought pause to pray to revere
We venture forward all masked, for a better year

The gold of autumn brings the gentle chill of fall
With verdant meadows and bird song most of all

In color display trees perform their foliage dance
And the forest sings of Indian Summer romance

Yet, the month flew by on the wings of autumn's wind
Leaving us wondering why October must so soon begin

I do very much mind saying goodbye to September
Knowing I cannot hold back the time I do surrender.


 

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