September heat to melt the
sealing wax, closing off summer
as grasses, golden as they die
still whisper with insect thought
the trees reply in kind
though the greying of their temples
can’t be hidden
reminding of the irresistible slide
to winter’s wide silences
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021 at 9:29 AM UTC
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