Poem: the fading lights of a lonely summer

long lovely lonely
sunny summer days
all alone
companion-less
devoid of company
passing day after day of summer sun
all by my lonesome
no one to pass the time with

the end of this long summer finds me
willing autumn's speedy arrival
longing for shorter days and longer nights
and hoping it will bring with it
someone to pass the season with
but as green bleeds from the leaves
leaving behind orange and red and yellow

a chill creeps into the air
pushing summer's heat into memory
turning my hope into to hopelessness
that autumn might be lonely
that I might pass another season alone

and I don't even want to think about winter

Poem: The Age of Eternal Summer

in the days of the summer sun

we were young and strong

and wise in our own eyes

we cared for the moment

and lived for the present

everyday was a wonder

a new exploration

an opportunity to live

we laughed and sang

we danced and loved

under the blue sky

lying in the grass

letting the sun warm us

our hope lasting

only to the next day

every day like the one before

no concern for the future

no fear, no worries, no threats

never hungry or thirsty

taking everything for granted

thinking it would never end

time washed over us

passing unnoticed

months, weeks, years

we were young and free

in the age of eternal summer