August Pleasures

Joyce Ann Geyer

Sun filled mornings,

Gladiolus sprinkled with moist beads

Peridot shimmering leaves

Glistening in the breeze

A spectrum of colors reflecting on the pond

Swans adrift floating gracefully,

as I ponder an elegant ballet

A harmonize of a whippoorwill duet

Soft shadows waltz among the trees

Essence of balsam linger in the air

Days of summer now shortened

Yet each day in August a treasure

Reclining on a porch while bikers swiftly pass by

Couples in love hand in hand on their merry way

Mailman brings letters from friends of faraway

Children floating paper boats on a nearby stream

Enjoying iced tea or lemonade in a frosty glass

Soon, the evening shade, a pearly moon, a firefly

Summer serenity, and quietness drift and fade,

into falling leaves another day

   © Joyce Ann Geyer

Humble yourself therefore under the mighty

hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.

  1 Peter 5:6

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