Lawrence Hall
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                                      The Stillness of the Summer Solstice

I picked a few plums in the summer heat
Some withered apples in the summer heat
A bouquet of zinnias in the summer heat
The figs still green in the summer heat

I gathered blueberries in the summer heat
I dragged water hoses in the summer heat
I mowed the lawns in the summer heat
I fed the hummingbirds in the summer heat

Summer is the season that seems to stand still
And I don’t